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Posted by Geoff Muldoon on 06/18/06 23:21
jstucklex@attglobal.net says...
> Jerry M. Gartner wrote:
> >
> > What is the best way to resolve paths within a document regardless of what
> > path it is opened under? For example: I have x.php and it contains <img
> > src="images...">, (amongst other things, like php code), which resolves the
> > correct image path when opened under / but when x.php is read into a file
> > under /dir the image no longer resolves, for obvious reasons. With absolute
> > paths, this isn't an issue but it is with relative paths. Although I can
> > think of a kludge, or two, I figure that there is a more elegant solution.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
> First of all, this isn't a PHP question - <img statements are html, whether
> they're included in PHP or not. Now - if you were talking about include(),
> require_once(), etc., you 'd be talking php.
>
> The easiest way I've found is to just use absolute URL's for the images - i.e.
>
> <img src="/images...">
>
> Works everyplace on the site and you don't need to include extra files.
And in some circumstances (particularly with images) will result in more
efficient client-side caching.
GM
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