Can't include catalog functions in seperate PHP file.

[fawad123]

I have created a folder on root and with some php files in it.
Whenever i include the following line at the top of the php file:

require('../includes/functions/functions_general.php');

I get error that "failed to open this file.

Please note that path is correct, i have checked it 10 times.

What is the reason for that?

How can I resolve this issue?

[kobra]

Please explain in detail what it is you are trying to accomplish

[fawad123]

I just want to call zen functions like storing data in database using $db->Execute plus some other functions for reading categories and sub categories name using zen cart functions.

I have created a new php file on root directory where zen cart is installed but I'm not able to access these functions in the php files created at root.

For example www.mydomain.com/myphpfile.php

In this file i want to call zen cart functions for accessing database and some other functions for categories manipulation.

The zen cart functions are at:

www.mydomain.com/includes/functions/....

Please let me know if this is clear now.

[DrByte]

So, you're writing scripts to run completely outside of Zen Cart but you want to hijack Zen Cart code to do something from outside Zen Cart?

[fawad123]

No, in fact I'm using Ajax using Jquery. The files are placed at different folders because when I place my php files inside includes/functions directory i'm not able to access it through AJAX call therefore i placed my files in root directory.

When I place files in root directory i no longer can access zen cart functions.

I'm not doing any hijacking or cracking stuff just adding AJAX calls to my zencart.

[DrByte]

Your script needs to load /includes/application_top.php ... which will in turn load everything else needed for Zen Cart operation, including the functions files.

[kobra]

Can try this

require('includes/application_top.php');

[fawad123]

When I include require('../includes/application_top.php') at the top of the file, the function used inside my php file 'json_encode() stops working.

Can you tell me the reason for this?

[DrByte]

Why are you adding "../"?

[fawad123]

IF i don't add that I get the following error:


[28-May-2011 08:03:36] PHP Warning: require(/includes/application_top.php) [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/serverpath/myinfo.php
on line 3
[28-May-2011 08:03:36] PHP Fatal error: require() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/includes/application_top.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/serverpath/myinfo.php on line 3