Here is the file where I am in : D:\Clients\R\www\models\Board2\Monthly\Individual\DataSource\Dynamic.php I want to include in this "Dynamic.php" file the following file : D:\Clients\R\www\models\Board2\Monthly\Individual\Static.php So I do require_once '../Static.php'; but it fails : Warning: factory(../Static.php) [function.factory]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\Clients\R\www\models\Board2\Monthly\Individual\DataSource\Dynamic.php on line 57 Fatal error: factory() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../Static.php' (include_path='.;C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.2.5\PEAR') in D:\Clients\R\www\models\Board2\Monthly\Individual\DataSource\Dynamic.php on line 57