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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 04/19/07 20:25
Jon Slaughter wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:PqydnUBT9YVe_rrbnZ2dnUVZ_gCdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Jon Slaughter wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yfWdncgNMNFQbrvbnZ2dnUVZ_rCsnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>> Jon Slaughter wrote:
>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:MumdnVsZlqGEe7vbnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>>> Jon Slaughter wrote:
>>>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:D5-dnQ6alNLrQrvbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>>>>> Jon Slaughter wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Can I modify code that I have included using
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <?php
>>>>>>>>> include("../Index.php");
>>>>>>>>> ?>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The Index.php file contains links that need to be modified to work.
>>>>>>>>> Index.php is basically an html file uses a linked css file and when
>>>>>>>>> its included in the new file its referencing a css file in the
>>>>>>>>> wrong spot. I need to add "../" to the css file reference in
>>>>>>>>> Index.php to make it work.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Jon
>>>>>>>> Ensure your link is an absolute path relative to your website root.
>>>>>>>> Then where you include index.php doesn't matter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It would actually be a bit more trouble since any time I want to
>>>>>>> upload to the server to test I will have to change the link. Would
>>>>>>> be easier just to have php just add "../" to one spot instead
>>>>>>> manually doing it every time I upload to the server.
>>>>>> And why is that? I never have to change links when I upload to my
>>>>>> servers.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Um, because the directory structure differs on my server than my
>>>>> computer? My server uses public_html to hold html files while my
>>>>> computer doesn't. I suppose I could go mess with the apache config file
>>>>> and change it though but it still doesn't solve my problem complete. I
>>>>> still need to inject html files into containers in the html/php code.
>>>>>
>>>> So? Mine differs also - my test system is Windows and most of my hosts
>>>> are Unix. And my directory here is much different than the one on the
>>>> server. I just set up Apache to handle it. Much easier than trying to
>>>> screw around with files like you are.
>>>>
>>>>> e.g. when I do
>>>>>
>>>>> <?php include ('SomeFile.php') ?>
>>>>>
>>>> <?php include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/SomeFile.php'); ?>
>>>>
>>>> Use the features of the language.
>>>>
>>> To bad this doesn't work. You don't seem to understand the issue. The
>>> problem is that using the style sheet is not included properly.
>>>
>>> e.g., in the main html file I have
>>>
>>> <LINK REL=StyleSheet HREF="styles/main.css" TYPE="text/css">
>>>
>>> But when I include the main file the styles/main.css is referenced from
>>> the directory of that file... but there is not styles/main.css from in
>>> that directory of that file unless it happens to be the root.
>>>
>>> Got any more bright ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Like I said - use
>>
>> <LINK REL=StyleSheet HREF="/styles/main.css" TYPE="text/css">
>>
>> And get your test environment straightened out.
>>
>
>
> Yes. You were right from the beginning. What I first thought you ment by
> absolute paths was including the domain name which would just have been a
> mess. When I realized that you can use / to refer a path from the root dir
> and tired it did not work. It didn't work not because of that but because I
> didn't change all the links to be absolute but only some... but I didn't
> realize it. So I thought it must have been something else.
>
> The good thing is, is now its working and now I know so next time I
> shouldn't have this problem ;)
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
>
Great - the only thing better than fixing a problem is learning from it! :-)
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