getting files from outside the web directory

[eluser]pendalpusher[/eluser]
please delete .. i solved the issue

[eluser]techgnome[/eluser]
Rather than deleting your post and the thread... how about sharing with the community how you solved it? Isn't that what it's all about in the forums?

-tg

[eluser]pendalpusher[/eluser]
ummm... ok.

when trying to access files from outside the web root and passing a php variable make sure you use "/path/$variable" instead of '/path/$variable' or it won't work.

.. hows that?

I removed the post because it was dumb noob mistake and realized it 5 seconds after posting.