How do I include a file over 2 directories back?

Question

How do you include a file that is more than 2 directories back. I know you can use ../index.php to include a file that is 2 directories back, but how do you do

Answer 1

../ is one directory, Repeat for two directories ../../ or even three: ../../../ and so on.

Defining constants may reduce confusion because you will drill forward into directories verses backwards

You could define some constants like so:

define('BD', '/home/user/public_html/example/');

define('HTMLBD', 'http://example.com/');

When using 'BD' or my 'base directory' it looks like so:

file(BD.'location/of/file.php');

define(); reference