Coldfusion mapping error

Question

Note: If you wish to use an absolute template path (for example, template=\"/mypath/index.cfm\") with CFINCLUDE, you must create a mapping for the path using

Answer 1

CFINCLUDE uses relative paths in relation to the file where the cfinclude is, so if want to include a file in another directory, 1. it has to be inside your wwwroot (or the root directory, or subdirectories) of your site, 2. you can go to other directories by doing ... hope this helps a little bit. If you want to include a file that is outside of your wwwroot, then you'll need to map that directory in Coldfusion Administrator using the same syntax above when you do include it.