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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
+	if (!defined("PATH_SEPARATOR")) {
+		if ( strpos( $_ENV[ "OS" ], "Win" ) !== false ) { define("PATH_SEPARATOR", ";"); } else { define("PATH_SEPARATOR", ":"); }
+	}
+
+// make sure the document_root is set
+	$_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] = str_replace("\\", "/", $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]);
+	$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = str_replace($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"], "", $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]);
+	$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = realpath($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]);
+	//echo "DOCUMENT_ROOT: ".$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."<br />\n";
+	//echo "PHP_SELF: ".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."<br />\n";
+	//echo "SCRIPT_FILENAME: ".$_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]."<br />\n";
+
+// if the project directory exists then add it to the include path otherwise add the document root to the include path
+	if (is_dir($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].'/fusionpbx')){
+		if(!defined('PROJECT_PATH')) { define('PROJECT_PATH', '/fusionpbx'); }
+		set_include_path( get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].'/fusionpbx' );
+	}
+	else {
+		if(!defined('PROJECT_PATH')) { define('PROJECT_PATH', ''); }
+		set_include_path( get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] );
+	}
+
+?>