title: Require_once PHP Error
body: <p>I've been programming in PHP for several years now and <em>never</em> encountered this error before.</p>
  
  <p>Here's my <strong>widget.php</strong> file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>require_once('fruit.php');
  echo "I am compiling just fine!!!";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And my <strong>fruit.php</strong> file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$bVar = true;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When these two files look like this ^ then everything compiles with no errors and I get the "<em>I am compiling just fine!!!</em>" success message.</p>
  
  <p>Now, the minute I move the <strong>fruit.php</strong> file one directory level up, and change my <strong>widget.php</strong> file to reflect the directory restructuring:</p>
  
  <pre><code>require_once('../fruit.php');
  echo "I am compiling just fine!!!";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now all the sudden, I get PHP warnings &amp; fatal errors:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Warning: require_once(../fruit.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /webroot/app/widget.php on line 1
  
  Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../fruit.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /webroot/app/widget.php on line 1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In all my years working with PHP, I've <strong>never</strong> seen require_once() fail like this before. Any ideas?!?!</p>