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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Cleaning URLs with Subfolders Introducing Constants

Posted by Denis Müller
Denis Müller
3,640 Points

Cant get it to work!

Hey Guys, im trying hard but cant get the task to work. Here is my code:

config.php <?php define("BASE_URL","/shirts4mike_local/") ; define("ROOT_PATH","$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/shirts4mike_local/");

receipt.php

<?php

require_once("../inc/config.php");

$pageTitle = "Thank you for your order!"; $section = "none"; include (ROOT_PATH . "inc/header.php"); ?>

<div class="section page">

    <div class="wrapper">

        <h1>Thank you!</h1>
        <p>Danke für Ihre Zahlung. Ihre Transaktion wurde abgeschlossen und Sie erhalten per E-Mail eine Bestätigung für Ihren Kauf. Sie können sich unter <a href="http://www.paypal.com/de">Paypal</a> in Ihr Konto einloggen, um die Transaktionsdetails anzuzeigen.</p>

        <p>Need another Shirt? Check out <a href="<?php echo BASE_URL; ?>shirts.php">Shirts-List</a></p>

    </div>

</div>

<?php include(ROOT_PATH . "inc/footer.php"); ?>

2 Answers

Denis Müller
Denis Müller
3,640 Points
Denis Müller
Denis Müller
3,640 Points

Sorry, wasn ware of the markdown cheatsheet:

my config.php

<?php 
    // Definiert den ServerRoot-Hauptordner als Konstante
    define("BASE_URL","/shirts4mike_local/") ;
    //Definiert den ServerRoot
    define("ROOT_PATH","$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/shirts4mike_local/");

my receipt.php

require_once("../inc/config.php");

$pageTitle = "Thank you for your order!";
$section = "none";
include (ROOT_PATH . "inc/header.php"); ?>


    <div class="section page">

        <div class="wrapper">

            <h1>Thank you!</h1>
            <p>Danke für Ihre Zahlung. Ihre Transaktion wurde abgeschlossen und Sie erhalten per E-Mail eine Bestätigung für Ihren Kauf. Sie können sich unter <a href="http://www.paypal.com/de">Paypal</a> in Ihr Konto einloggen, um die Transaktionsdetails anzuzeigen.</p>

            <p>Need another Shirt? Check out <a href="<?php echo BASE_URL; ?>shirts.php">Shirts-List</a></p>

        </div>

    </div>






<?php
include(ROOT_PATH . "inc/footer.php");
?>
Denis Müller
Denis Müller
3,640 Points
Denis Müller
Denis Müller
3,640 Points

After 1,5 hours I found the error in "$_SERVER. Sorry for bothering!