unable to run automate.php

Warning: require_once(../authenticate/login.php): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\Automated_Payroll\Payroll\automate\automate.php on line 3

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Failed opening required '../authenticate/login.php' (include_path='C:\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\xampp\htdocs\Automated_Payroll\Payroll\automate\automate.php:3 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\Automated_Payroll\Payroll\automate\automate.php on line 3

Can you please help?

Start with Payroll/automate/automate.php, especially line 3, and inspect whether the referenced authenticate/login.php exists at the expected relative path. Run automate.php in the reported XAMPP setup and compare the path from the script's location with the repository layout. Done means the file loads without the reported missing-file warning.

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