path problem in php

[rje7]

|__www/
|
|__application/
| |__includes.php
|
|__public/
|__index.php

the line in the index.php says require_once ('application/includes.php');
and that includes.php file will have similar require_once which has reference to files under the subfolders of application.
i'm using ubuntu lamp stack. i got this open source project which was first developed in windows environment using the phped.
when i run the application in ubuntu it does not seem to find the path of the application.
i tried require_once(../aplication) and require_once(/home/user/pathname/); seems to work. then i have to modify every other files in the project. but is there a easier way to make the project work as it is? the project also uses the smarty framework.

links to the actual project:
http://code.google.com/p/vellorethiruma ... /index.php
http://code.google.com/p/vellorethiruma ... ig.inc.php

[zerocool21]

there would a hard code some where in your project for the path
check that first

[rje7]

like this?

<?php     
    define ('VT_SERVER_URL','http://localhost');
    define ('VT_APP_FOL','/');
    
    //PATH CONSTANTS
    define ('VT_APP_URL', VT_SERVER_URL.VT_APP_FOL);
    define ('VT_SERVER_DOC_ROOT', $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]);
    define ('VT_PROJ_DIR', VT_SERVER_DOC_ROOT . VT_APP_FOL . '../');
    define ('VT_APP_DIR', VT_PROJ_DIR. 'application/');
    define ('VT_CONFIG_DIR', VT_APP_DIR.'configs/');
    define ('VT_TMPL_DIR', VT_PROJ_DIR . 'temp/templ/');
    define ('VT_LIB_DIR', VT_PROJ_DIR . 'library/');
    define ('VT_PHP_UNIT_DIR', VT_LIB_DIR . 'common/PHPUnit-3.4.0/PHPUnit/');
    define ('VT_SMARTY_DIR', VT_LIB_DIR . 'common/Smarty-2.6.26/libs/');
    
    define ('VT_START_PROFILE_ID', 10000);
?>

but this is used elsewhere. for configuring the smarty framework. these where not associated with any other php files in the public folder for that reason.

[rje7]

anybody there? this thread has just been moved from else where to this location by the mods. new revamped site gave me a run to find where exactly this is located :).

with regards to the post.. is there any thing to do with the url rewrites? No, i don't know anything about url rewrites. i've heard of such. if there should be any coincidence with the rewrite and this post kindly enlighten me. i would pursue in that direction.