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title: "JavaScript set_include_path function"
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alias:
- /functions/view/set_include_path:855
- /functions/view/set_include_path
- /functions/view/855
- /functions/set_include_path:855
- /functions/855
---
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A JavaScript equivalent of PHP's set_include_path

{% codeblock info/set_include_path.js lang:js https://raw.github.com/kvz/phpjs/master/functions/info/set_include_path.js raw on github %}
function set_include_path (new_include_path) {
  // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
  // +   original by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
  // %          note 1: Should influence require(), include(), fopen(), file(), readfile() and file_get_contents()
  // %          note 1: Paths could conceivably allow multiple paths (separated by semicolon and allowing ".", etc.), by
  // %          note 1: checking first for valid HTTP header at targeted address
  // *     example 1: set_include_path('/php_js');
  // *     returns 1: '/old_incl_path'

  // BEGIN REDUNDANT
  this.php_js = this.php_js || {};
  this.php_js.ini = this.php_js.ini || {};
  // END REDUNDANT
  var old_path = this.php_js.ini.include_path && this.php_js.ini.include_path.local_value;
  if (!old_path) {
    this.php_js.ini.include_path = {
      global_value: new_include_path,
      local_value: new_include_path
    };
  } else {
    this.php_js.ini.include_path.global_value = new_include_path;
    this.php_js.ini.include_path.local_value = new_include_path;
  }
  return old_path;
}
{% endcodeblock %}

 - [view on github](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/blob/master/functions/info/set_include_path.js)
 - [edit on github](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/edit/master/functions/info/set_include_path.js)

### Example 1
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
set_include_path('/php_js');
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'/old_incl_path'
{% endcodeblock %}


### Other PHP functions in the info extension
{% render_partial _includes/custom/info.html %}