Here is our server setup: at / (this isnt the webroot) we have the folders 
/cgi-bin/
/data/
/htdocs/ (this is the webroot)
I have a script in /cgi-bin/chat/big_chat.pl That does a require of "utility2.pl" so it is in that same folder. Now big_chat.pl also needs to edit 2 files in 2 other folders 
/data/text/chat.txt
/htdocs/cowboys/chat.txt
so big_chat.pl is setup like this 
#!/usr/bin/perl

require 'utility2.pl';

&form_handler;

$textdir = "../../data/text";
$docfile = "../../htdocs/cowboys/$FORM{'3'}";
#...

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Is that the correct way to do relative paths if you are working with a cgi-bin above the webroot?

In reply to How to make relative URL if "cgi-bin" is above the web root? by perl2010

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