php.ini include_path; Not able to include PEAR packages

Question

I'm getting an error when trying to run a php file using browser. I guess there is some problem with include_path value in php.ini file. Below is the error-

Warning: require_once(System.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /hermes/bosweb/web116/b1166/username/temp/check_pear.php on line 2
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'System.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/bin/php') in /hermes/bosweb/web116/b1166/username/temp/check_pear.php on line 2

I'm having this file "check_pear.php" in web server to check whether I'm able to include pear packages or not.

The code of check_pear.php file is-
<?php require_once ('System.php'); var_dump(class_exists('System', false)); ?>

I've searched a lot and also read the below article but still I'm not able to solve this issue. http://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.checking.php

I don't have any command line access to my web server. Below is some information for reference-

PHP Path: /usr/local/bin/php
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/local/lib/php-5.2.17/lib
additional .ini files parsed: (none)

Assist me on this. Thanks in advance!

YOu need to update include paths, but it's hardly possible, if you're using shared hosting. Look for PEAR settings in control panel of your hosting provider. I'm afraid, this is the only option. — kirilloid

Grim... Grim... · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-20T13:47:24

If you can't change your php.ini, you can use

ini_set('include_path',ini_get('include_path').':/var/www/includes:');

at the top of each of your scripts (just put it in a global 'common' file) to add an additional path you want PHP to look in when searching for included files.

As for what this path should be - that depends on the file structure of your server.

php.ini include_path; Not able to include PEAR packages

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