Minor help: root definition not working with images

Axsuul

Hello all. Here's my problem.

I defined a root as a variable.

$imgroot = ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/images/');		// image root

Now in the HTML document, I put the $imgroot variable to use.

<img src="<?php $imgroot; ?>title_news.gif" width="60" height="30">

When I do this, the root doesn't appear to work since it comes out with an X image. When I check the properties of the image, the URL doesn't appear to be following the $imgroot root. Can anyone help me out or point out where I am wrong? Thanks in advance.

LordShryku

try changing <img src="<?php $imgroot; ?>....

to <img src="<?php print $imgroot; ?>...

planetsim

Can i just suggest not to use the DOCUMENT_ROOT for files like that.

Uploading files yes.

Reason being that it starts from outside the document root.

But your file will look for the folder within the document root.

e.g.

DOCUMENT_ROOT

/home/mysite.com/httdocs

but will do it like this

httdocs/home/mysite.com/httdocs

As you can see that will not work.

Axsuul

Oh ok thanks for clearing that up. Do you suggest a certain way that I should do it? Or should I just stick to <img src="../images/blah.gif">

planetsim

well yes.. just make sure the path is correct and it should work. Some things are always left best to the most simplest forms. Just remember that.. Make coding a much easier job.

LordShryku

Usually I'll define a global to use throughout the site for these types of things. Just easier if you're going to be constantly using it.

Axsuul

Thanks for the help planetsim

LordShryku, how would you define the variable?

LordShryku

define("IMAGE_DIR", "/images");

something like that...

check the manual

planetsim

Theres heaps of ways.. however id make a global.php file or something similar which is included in every file so that it can be used throughout the site.