php include in .htaccess not getting set - php

Question

I am trying to set the include path for php in my htaccess file. It works on my local computer but on my dev server it doesn't work. Both ubuntun running apache2.2 Here is my .htaccess file:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .htm .php
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# PHP.INI VALUES
# Upload Variables, Include Path, Etc
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
php_value include_path "/var/www/includes:.:/usr/local/lib/php:/var/www/"
php_value upload_max_filesize 5242880
php_value post_max_size 5242880
php_value memory_limit 32M
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Prepend File
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
php_value auto_prepend_file "/var/www/includes/prepend.php"
<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
I am lost as to why this isn't working. Any ideas?
The apache error is saying:
PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'db.inc.php' (include_oath='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /var/www/concert2.php on line 3

Answer 1

Check:
Your directory structure is the exact same
Apache has permissions to read this file
The path in your code. Make sure there's no typos, etc.
This related article might help:
PHP Fatal Error Failed opening required File
In my experience, these problems are almost always either path related (you're not actually pointing where you think you're pointing) or permissions related.