Normally, a relative link would be the way to go. But I think in this situation it will eventually break...
The header.php file is in the root folder. The file with the problem is in the news folder. So, in that file in the news folder, the "../" prefix would jump up one directory and allow you to access images from the root directory fine. But if there is another file in the root directory that includes "head.php" it won't work right because it tries to jump up a directory when there's nowhere to go. Likewise, if a file is later placed two directories from the root (news/archives/lastyear.html, for example), the link will point to the /news/image directory instead of the /images directory.
The only way I can see to fix this is to write a script that knows the root address of the page, takes the current URL, then figures out how many subdirectories need to be exited before you get to the root folder and use that to add the right number of "../"s. But, at that point, you might as well just use a variable to hold the root address and prefix all of the links with it.
Also, if you define the variable in an include file (like header.php), the website is still very portable. All you have to do is change one line of code when you transfer the site to a new server.
- Walkere
hey people thanx for the replies.. i actually firgure out right after i post this and didn't had the time to reply.
i'm actually working with a skin on a different platform. anyway i got it sorted out and yeah thanx for the replies.
