Get parent directory of running script

Question

In PHP, what would be the cleanest way to get the parent directory of the current running script relative to the www root? Assume I have:

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Answer 1

I Hope this will help you.

echo getcwd().'
'; // getcwd() will return current working directory
echo dirname(getcwd(),1).'
';
echo dirname(getcwd(),2).'
';
echo dirname(getcwd(),3).'
';

Output :

C:\wamp64\www\public_html\step
C:\wamp64\www\public_html
C:\wamp64\www
C:\wamp64