require_once() function unable to include functions()

Question

index.php

<?php
require_once('fr.php');
header('Location:'.abspath().directory());
?>

fr.php

<?php
require_once('functions.php');
?>

functions.php

function abspath()
{
return $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
}

Now when i go to index.php, it gives me this error:-

Fatal error: Call to undefined function abspath() in C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php on line 3

This looks okay. Are you 1000% sure all the files are correct and up to date? — Pekka, Mar 22 '12 at 12:39
Is your `fr.php` next to `index.php` in the folder structure? — slash197, Mar 22 '12 at 12:39
your require is relative to the document. is the functions.php in the same place as index.php and fr.php? — Elzo Valugi, Mar 22 '12 at 12:39
this function is not in this .php you try to inlcude. or you order of include is not ok. First you must include it then you can use it. — senzacionale, Mar 22 '12 at 12:40
I am using dreamweaver and can see that all files are properly linked... — Django Anonymous, Mar 22 '12 at 12:42
@VolkerK Good catch but I'd hope that would be painfully obvious to OP as it would dump the contents of functions.php to the screen before the error message — Mike B, Mar 22 '12 at 12:58
functions.php is still a php file, so add at least the opening — Elzo Valugi, Mar 22 '12 at 13:10
I understand that this is not the question.. but you are redirecting to a path and not to an url — mishu, Mar 22 '12 at 13:11
@VolkerK no actually its there in my functions file i have not written it here — Django Anonymous, Mar 22 '12 at 13:23
@AbhilashShukla if you found the problem then you can ignore me :) what I was referring to is the fact that $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] usually is a **path** (see here http://de.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php) if you don't change the value.. and setting the location header is a way to redirect to an **url**; notice path vs. url (eg: C:\xampp\htdocs\ vs http:/ /localhost) — mishu, Mar 22 '12 at 13:45
@mishu Actually things resolved but what you said is a great insight.... and definitely i might have come with this problem next day... thanks for the help and support :) — Django Anonymous, Mar 22 '12 at 14:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '12 at 13:33

Hey all my commenting people were right... i don't know why it happened but when i restarted my xampp it worked fine for me :)

So this is 100% correct

index.php

<?php
require_once('fr.php');
header('Location:'.abspath().directory());
?>

fr.php

<?php
require_once('functions.php');
?>

functions.php

function abspath()
{
return $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
}

require_once() function unable to include functions()

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