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__DIR__

The What

Syntax

string __DIR__

PHP Manual

Description

This magic constant is the directory of the current file. If used inside an include, the directory of the included file is returned. This is equivalent to dirname(__FILE__). This directory name does not have a trailing slash unless it is the root directory.

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