Opencart module include custom php file issue?

Question

I'm trying to create an OpenCart 1.5.1.3 module. The issue I'm having is with including a custom php script.

When I do this in the controller:

include('module/simple_html_dom.php');

or

include('simple_html_dom.php');

I'm presented with the following error:

Notice: Error: Could not load language module/simple_html_dom! in D:\xampp\htdocs\store\system\library\language.php on line 26

I suspect there's a simple explanation, but just can't work it out.

look inside the simple_html_dom library and see what it's trying to include. — Marc B, May 27 '12 at 05:12

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 27 '12 at 08:30

I've found a way to include the file I wanted. I'm not sure it's the proper way of doing this but I used the following code - with OpenCart having such little documentation it's not easy to debug and/or develop for it.

require_once(DIR_SYSTEM . 'simple_html_dom.php');

DIR_SYSTEM is OpenCart's /system folder, so I placed my simple_html_dom.php file in there and voila, it worked.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 27 '12 at 13:34

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The reason is that you're still in theory calling from the index.php file, so need to either use a relative path from that, or use a defined variable, which you can find in the config.php file that have all the relevant paths OpenCart uses

answered May 27 '12 at 13:34

Jay Gilford

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 18 '15 at 13:22

I have the same problem in opencart. i have to install file i have something like

<?php include 'i_header.tpl';?>

I replace it with

<?php include (DIR_TEMPLATE. '/module/---your module name ---/i_header.tpl');?>

and it works. You can chose the correct path name which under the config file.

ROOT/config.php

ROOT/admin/config.php

I hope this helps.

Opencart module include custom php file issue?

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