require_once() cant find the include path

Question

Hi i am trying to indlude a file by using require_once(). i am using xampp apache php server. the file test.php is in htdocs drupal folder is also in the same directory where the include files is. the code in line 5 is

require_once ‘drupal7/includes/bootstrap.inc’;

i am getting error

Warning: Division by zero in C:\xampp\htdocs\import.php on line 5

Warning: require_once(inc’) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\import.php on line 5

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'inc’' (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\xampp\htdocs\import.php on line 5

someone please guide me how to include a local file.

Answer 1

Looks like you have "fancy" single quotes in line 5. (Did you copy this from somewhere?) Change them to regular single quotes, like these:

require_once 'drupal7/includes/bootstrap.inc';