php absolute path code example

Example 1: php get file location

# C:\Users\Redacted\Desktop\main.php
include __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'include.php';
echoScriptPath();

# C:\Users\Redacted\Desktop\include.php
function echoScriptPath() {
    list($scriptPath) = get_included_files();
    echo 'The script being executed is ' . $scriptPath;
}

Example 2: php root path

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

Example 3: absolute path php

// File in htdocs MAMP
echo getcwd(); //Users/Example/Applications/MAMP/htdocs

Example 4: php absolute value

abs ( mixed $number ) : number