diff --git a/functions.inc.php b/functions.inc.php
index f3eeba7..4fa629f 100644
--- a/functions.inc.php
+++ b/functions.inc.php
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ if (preg_match("/functions.inc.php/", $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'])) {
 	die();
 }
 
-require_once (dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'conf.php');
-define("VERSION", "version 1.0.1");
+DEFINE("VERSION",  "version 1.0.1");
+DEFINE('ROOT_PATH', dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+require_once ROOT_PATH . 'conf.php';
 
 //
 // Check if debug is enabled or not