include .php file in folder above

Question

I am receiving this error

Warning: include(../config.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/soizastu/public_html/cms/         


        

Answer 1

Try computing the absolute path and including that.

include(dirname(__FILE__)."/../config.php");

I think it's the safest bet when dealing with multiple levels of include.