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+<?php
+/*
+	FusionPBX
+	Version: MPL 1.1
+
+	The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+	1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+	the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+	http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+
+	Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+	WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+	for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+	License.
+
+	The Original Code is FusionPBX
+
+	The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+	Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2008-2012
+	the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+
+	Contributor(s):
+	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+*/
+
+// make sure the PATH_SEPARATOR is defined
+	umask(2);
+	if (!defined("PATH_SEPARATOR")) {
+		if (strpos($_ENV["OS"], "Win") !== false) {
+			define("PATH_SEPARATOR", ";");
+		} else {
+			define("PATH_SEPARATOR", ":");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!isset($output_format)) $output_format = (PHP_SAPI == 'cli') ? 'text' : 'html';
+
+	// make sure the document_root is set
+	$_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] = str_replace("\\", '/', $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]);
+	if(PHP_SAPI == 'cli'){
+		chdir(pathinfo(realpath($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]), PATHINFO_DIRNAME));
+		$script_full_path = str_replace("\\", '/', getcwd() . '/' . $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]);
+		$dirs = explode('/', pathinfo($script_full_path, PATHINFO_DIRNAME));
+		if (file_exists('/project_root.php')) {
+			$path = '/';
+		} else {
+			$i    = 1;
+			$path = '';
+			while ($i < count($dirs)) {
+				$path .= '/' . $dirs[$i];
+				if (file_exists($path. '/project_root.php')) {
+					break;
+				}
+				$i++;
+			}
+		}
+		$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = $path;
+	}else{
+		$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]   = str_replace($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"], "", $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]);
+	}
+	$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]   = realpath($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]);
+// try to detect if a project path is being used
+	if (!defined('PROJECT_PATH')) {
+		if (is_dir($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]. '/fusionpbx')) {
+			define('PROJECT_PATH', '/fusionpbx');
+		} elseif (file_exists($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]. '/project_root.php')) {
+			define('PROJECT_PATH', '');
+		} else {
+			$dirs = explode('/', str_replace('\\', '/', pathinfo($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"], PATHINFO_DIRNAME)));
+			$i    = 1;
+			$path = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"];
+			while ($i < count($dirs)) {
+				$path .= '/' . $dirs[$i];
+				if (file_exists($path. '/project_root.php')) {
+					break;
+				}
+				$i++;
+			}
+			if(!file_exists($path. '/project_root.php')){
+				die("Failed to locate the Project Root by searching for project_root.php please contact support for assistance");
+			}
+			$project_path = str_replace($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"], "", $path);
+			define('PROJECT_PATH', $project_path);
+		}
+		$_SERVER["PROJECT_ROOT"] = realpath($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . PROJECT_PATH);
+		set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $_SERVER["PROJECT_ROOT"]);
+	}
+
+?>