Problem with including

[Sayonara]

A strange problem has appeared on my blog.

The templates for blog pages have quite a few includes in them, using complete addresses rather than relative URLs (because the templates are used for making files that are automatically placed in different directories).

Eg:

PHP Code:

<?php include www. sayonara.info/blog/files/links.php); ?>

I'm now all of a sudden getting errors like this:

[Sun Nov 26 13:24:54 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main() [<a href='function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening 'www. sayonara.info/blog/files/links.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/index.php on line 59
[Sun Nov 26 13:24:54 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main(http:// www. sayonara.info/blog/files/links.php) [<a href='function.main'>function.main</a>]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/index.php on line 59


This is not a problem on static pages like the blog index, or the master archive, because I can just change to a relative URL. But for pages that are generated dynamically it's a nightmare.

Anyone have any ideas what has caused this, and how to fix it?

[eUKhost.com]

I dont see this error anywhere while browsing on your blog. Please provide me with a URL where you are getting this error.

[Sayonara]

Yes, it seems to be behaving now.

The last error in the logs occurred at 14:34, and now it's all back to normal (although much slower than normal).

Very strange!

[eUKhost.com]

You mean to say that the website is loading slowly ?

If thats true then let me know as I will need to check the error logs on server to see if your blog is looking for some module and delaying processing of pages due to that missing module.

I have already started looking at the error logs but throw some more information if possible as that will help me.

[Sayonara]

Yes, it is terribly slow today. Other non-blog bits on the same website are running fine.

The problem appears to be something to do with calling files using the include() function in PHP.

It is possibly something to do with permissions. I had a bit of an FTP finger-spazz yesterday and inadvertently set public_html to 777 for about a minute, then reset it to zero (which broke everything), then set it at 755 to "fix it".

Admittedly I have no idea what effects such tinkering will have but this weirdness started shortly after that, so it may be related.

[eUKhost.com]

I have got the permissions reverted to what it should have been so dont chage it again.

You enabled some plugins which are not working and seems like you need to redo those. One plugin which has problem is <?php include('www. sayonara.info/blog/files/technobabble.php'); ?>

Correct this one and also check the other error :-

[Sun Nov 26 14:33:49 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main() [<a href='function.main'>function.main</a>]: php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Temporary failure in name resolution in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/2005/09/i_really_really_have_not_been.php on line 74
[Sun Nov 26 14:33:49 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main(www. sayonara.info/blog/files/technobabble.php) [<a href='function.main'>function.main</a>]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/2005/09/i_really_really_have_not_been.php on line 74
[Sun Nov 26 14:34:05 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main() [<a href='function.main'>function.main</a>]: php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Temporary failure in name resolution in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/2005/09/index.php on line 57
[Sun Nov 26 14:34:05 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main(www. sayonara.info/blog/files/google.php) [<a href='function.main'>function.main</a>]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/2005/09/index.php on line 57
[Sun Nov 26 14:34:05 2006] [error] PHP Warning: main() [<a href='function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening 'http://www.sayonara.info/blog/files/google.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/sayonara/public_html/blog/2005/09/index.php on line 57

[Sayonara]

Thanks for that - out of curiosity what permission problems did my meddling cause?
Just goes to show you have to pay complete attention to what you're doing, every second!

[eUKhost.com]

It should be 750 for public_html