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willydoit
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Jun 26, 2009, 8:46 AM

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Include header error. help please!! Can't Post
With little experience of coding I am attempting to get our existing article manager 2 to integrate within the css styles we use throughout the site, however I am finding that the include command to display our own header and footer do not work, looking at the page source view in explorer I can see that where the include code should be there is the message [an error occurred while processing this directive].

The header page is located in the root directory and I have tried both <!--#include file="/header.html" --> and <!--#include file="../../header.html" --> neither of which work. I am assuming that the path should be relevent to the finished location of the page ie the article2/publish directory just in case I have also tried <!--#include file="../../../../header.html" --> to take me out of the cgi-bin location but that doesnt work either (my cgi-bin is located outside of the public folder on a linux setup)

Could someone please advise a) where the path to display the header should originate b) perhaps offer some explanation as to why it doesn't work.

I would like to get this resolved over the weekend if someone can help.

Thanks in advance


Donna
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Jun 26, 2009, 2:25 PM

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Re: [willydoit] Include header error. help please!! [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi there,

Try this:

<!--#include virtual="/header.html" -->

Include virtual works much better when the files aren't in the same directory. :)

Donna

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willydoit
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Jun 27, 2009, 3:20 AM

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Re: [Donna] Include header error. help please!! [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi Donna,

Thanks for your help, unfortunately that didn't work either, I have been doing some experimenting and none of my files are loading the headers when the file is in a sub folder, yet the php files work okay in sub folders for cms, I suspect it may be a server configuration issue but if you have any further thoughts I would be pleased to hear them as I am pulling my hair out at the moment. I have ruled out any coding conflicts by creating a blank page with an include statement, works in root but not a sub folder no matter what variant I use of the include statement. Pirate


Donna
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Jun 29, 2009, 12:53 PM

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Re: [willydoit] Include header error. help please!! [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi there,

Hmm, yep, that sounds like a server configuration issue -- I'd recommend sending a copy of your test pages to your hosting provider and asking them what syntax you should be using.

Donna

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willydoit
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Jun 30, 2009, 12:24 AM

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Re: [Donna] Include header error. help please!! [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi all,

In case it helps anyone else, we eventually sussed the problem, while I took your coding of <!--#include virtual="/header.html" --> literaly, assuming the / to start the path from the root, the only way we could get it to work was with <!--#include virtual="../header.html" --> or <!--#include virtual="../../header.html" --> using the full path, am I wrong in assuming that a single / dictates that the path starts from the root folder?

Thanks


Donna
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Jul 1, 2009, 11:12 AM

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Re: [willydoit] Include header error. help please!! [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi there,

The initial slash should take it to the document root, not the server root, so it's odd that that wouldn't work.

I generally recommend using the initial slash as that'll make it work in any directory, but as long as you've got a solution that works for you, I say go with it. :)

Donna

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