My project directory is structured as follows:
root
css
img
src
login
login.php
dashboard
basic
header.php
footer.php
profile.php
manage.php
department
add_depart.php
configuration
config.php
The header.php file includes profile.php, manage.php, add_depart.php, and config.php.
In the header.php, there are links that point to other files kept in the basic folder. My issue is that when I include header.php in add_depart.php and config.php, the links do not work. I understand that using include only copies the file into add_depart.php and therefore, the links cannot be accessed within the department folder.
How can I set a relative path for the links inside header.php so they can access the links provided by the header from the basic, department, and configuration folders?
I have also tried using getcwd() and dirname(__FILE__).
Please help.
Header.php
$path_r = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
$path_l = $path_r . '/root/src/dashboard/basic/';
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" data-target="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"> Settings <b class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="<?php echo $path_l ?>/profile.php">Profile</a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo $path_l ?>/config.php">Config</a></li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li><a href="logout.php">Logout</a></li>
</ul>
</li>