title: Fatal error: require_once() (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear')
body: <p>I am working on a PHP project,i am getting an error in require_once(or even in require)</p>
  
  <pre><code>Warning: require_once(C:/wamp/www/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\MyFiles\MyProject\includes\autoloads.php on line 9
  
  Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'C:/wamp/www/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in C:\wamp\www\MyFiles\MyProject\includes\autoloads.php on line 9
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>this is how i am including the file</p>
  
  <pre><code>$root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
  //config..
  require_once($root . '/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php');
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i have tried using </p>
  
  <pre><code>echo $root . '/MyFiles/MyProject/includes/db_config.php';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It is printing URL properly</p>
  
  <p>ie  <code>C:\wamp\www\MyFiles\MyProject\includes\db_config.php</code></p>
  
  <p>I am using WAMP server 5 autload.php and db_config.php are in same folder</p>