Why would i need to know this ?

Well if you have ever moved a joomla site from it's current possition to a new server you will need to change the server details in the config file as discussed here

Moving a Joomla Site

Sometimes people find it hard to find their Absolute Server Path, or just cannot be bothered to find out from their ISP.

SOLUTION : Please Click the read more after this post

Save the file as a *.php (anyname)

After you have completed this upload it to the root of your server, open your browser and aim it towards the file you have just uploaded and there you have your absolute path.

Comments (4) >>

Great script!
written by Carole Galassi, January 30, 2008

Thank you for posting this handy script. I've searched trying to locate a client's absolute path on his hosting provider and ran across this site. Appreciate the post.

WOW
written by Blake moore, February 24, 2008

Wow i have been having a hell of a time finding my absolute path with godaddy (my first problem ) and this script proved to be extremely helpful and the only one i was able to find! Great job!

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written by sangramsinh sardesai, March 20, 2008

thanks for the script

Best Script Ever!!!
written by Keir, April 17, 2008

This saved me hours of re-coding after a server change!!!!!!

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