Указаны относительные пути:
var request = null;
function createRequest() {
try { request = new XMLHttpRequest(); }
catch (trymicrosoft) {
	try { request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");  }
	catch (othermicrosoft) {
		try { request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); }
		catch (failed) { request = null; }
	}
}
if (request == null) alert("Ошибка при создании объекта XMLHttpRequest!");
}
function makeinc() {
if(document.getElementById('q1_1').checked==true) id_num=0;
if(document.getElementById('q1_2').checked==true) id_num=1;
if(document.getElementById('q1_3').checked==true) id_num=2;
if(document.getElementById('q1_4').checked==true) id_num=3;
if(document.getElementById('q1_5').checked==true) id_num=4;
if(document.getElementById('q1_6').checked==true) id_num=5;
if(document.getElementById('q1_7').checked==true) id_num=6;
if(document.getElementById('q1_8').checked==true) id_num=7;
url = "js/count_test_info.php?id_num="+id_num;
createRequest();
request.open("GET", url, true);
request.send(null);
}
<?php
$filename="../result_file.txt";
$id=$_GET[id_num];
if(isset($id)){
	$mas = file($filename);
	$pieces = explode(": ", $mas[$id]);
	$temp=trim($pieces[1])+1;
	$mas[$id]=$pieces[0].": ".$temp;
	$str = implode("\n", $mas);
	$str = str_replace("\n\n","\n", $str);
	//$str = iconv('WINDOWS-1251', 'UTF-8', $str);
	$file_rec=@fopen($filename,"w");
	if($file_rec) {
		fputs($file_rec,$str);
		fclose($file_rec);
		$temp="wrote";
	} else $temp="can't write";
}
?>