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POHow to properly include file with correct path and remove warning "file not exists"
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copied!<p>I am working on a project which will be connected to a MySQL database requires the following:</p> <ul> <li>Registration</li> <li>Login/Logged-in/Logout</li> <li>Home</li> <li>Links</li> </ul> <p>Two items available for those who log in:</p> <ul> <li>My Bookmarks</li> <li>Contact Us</li> </ul> <p>My current site structure is as follows:</p> <pre><code> *Shortened* URL (project root folder): sois.com/440/finalproject/ </code></pre> <ul> <li>finalproject Folder Contents: htdocs folder | mysql_connect.php</li> <li>htdocs Folder Contents: bookmark folder | contact folder | Home folder | includes folder</li> <li>bookmark Folder Contents (ALL PHP FILES): add | delete | deleteconfirm | index | search | searchform | update | updateform</li> <li>contact Folder Contents: contact.php</li> <li>Home Folder Contents (ALL PHP FILES): forgot | index | link | loggedin | login | logout | register</li> <li>includes Folder Contents: footer.php | header.php | logo.jpg</li> </ul> <p>This is an image of what you are supposed to see before LOGIN: </p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/bSvP3.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>The code for /Home/index.php is as follows:</p> <pre><code><?php # index.php session_start(); //check session first if (!isset($_SESSION['email'])){ include ('header.php'); }else { include ('header.php'); } ?> <h2>Project Description</h2> <h2>Blah Blah Blah ...</h2> <h2>put images here if you want ...</h2> <h2>change background ...</h2> <h2>modify the site as you want ...</h2> <?php include ('footer.php'); ?> </code></pre> <p>My question is fairly simply, I receive the errors:</p> <ul> <li>"Warning: include(kethcart.uwmsois.com/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/includes/header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/kethcart/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/home/index.php on line 5"</li> <li>"Warning: include(): Failed opening 'kethcart.uwmsois.com/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/includes/header.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/kethcart/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/home/index.php on line 5"</li> <li>"Warning: include(kethcart.uwmsois.com/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/includes/footer.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/kethcart/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/home/index.php on line 19"</li> <li>"Warning: include(): Failed opening 'kethcart.uwmsois.com/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/includes/footer.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/kethcart/public_html/440/finalproject/htdocs/home/index.php on line 19"</li> </ul> <p>Question: How can I properly link the file locations of header.php and footer.php (located in the include folder) so that my index.php (located in the Home folder) properly displays, like the above image?</p> <p>While I know there are other posts floating around StackOverflow, I failed to locate one which I fully understood and could apply to my situation. I apologize if my question seems elementary but I fully appreciate any and all help!</p> <p>Thanks everyone, if you have any further questions or need more details, let me know.</p>

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