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Beginning Programming Productivity Tips

Starting programming or simply refining your work flow can be a daunting task. Everyone has their set way of working and it’s the way that works best for them. This is a list of suggestions that can help coders of all levels and languages.

Find a files server path when programming in PHP

If you ever need to find a files path when programming in PHP. All you need to do is drop the below code in a text file called path.php.

< ?php $p = getcwd(); echo $p; ?>

Put it in the same directory as the file whose path you need and go to it in your web browser.

http://www._yourwebname_.com/_thedirectorythefileisin_/path.php

You will get back something like this.

C:\Websites\_yourwebname_\_thedirectorythefileisin_

So now you know the server path to the file