Referencing parent directory?

An elementary question, but I am trying to link to a page that is in the directory (the parent of the directory where this php script resides) above. I tried the link like so, but I guess I am not remembering correctly, because it did not work...

echo "<a href=\".../special.php3\">Click here to go</a>"

G

Your only error is a tiny typo:

echo "<a href=\".../special.php3\">Click here to go</a>"

That should be only two dots before the slash, not three.

mordred,

Thanks very much. I don't think I would ever have stumbled on that just trying myself.

G

for reference, .. refers to the parent directory and . refers to the current directory.

To go up two directories, you would use ../../file.php

Jee

Gotcha, thanks.