php and css

mccwd

i have a table that is made in php, how can i attach some css to that table ive tried the way you do it in html but it doesent work (ie class="boxes" in the <table> head of the php script). i figured the problem is that im not linking to the css file until the head
any ideas/pointers
~Mcc Wd

devinemke

mccwd wrote:
how can i attach some css to that table ive tried the way you do it in html but it doesent work (ie class="boxes" in the <table> head of the php script

are you defining your CSS class?

winged1

you likely aren't making a table with php. Your likely writing out the html that instructs the browser how to create the table. Similarly with css. You need to write to the browser the appropriate declarations, ie; <style type="text/css">

mccwd

here is what makes table (its part script and all the html)

$display_block = "
[B]<table class="boxes">[/B]
<tr>
<th>TOPIC</th>
<th>POSTS</th>
</tr>";

while ($topic_info = mysql_fetch_array($get_topics_res)) {
	$topic_id = $topic_info['topic_id'];
	$topic_title = stripslashes($topic_info['topic_title']);
	$topic_create_time = $topic_info['fmt_topic_create_time'];
	$topic_owner = stripslashes($topic_info['topic_owner']);

	//get number of posts

$get_num_posts = "select count(post_id) from forum_posts where topic_id = $topic_id";
$get_num_posts_res = mysql_query($get_num_posts,$conn) or die(mysql_error());
$num_posts = mysql_result($get_num_posts_res,0,'count(post_id)');

	//add to display

$display_block .= "<tr><td><a href=\"showtopic.php?topic_id=$topic_id\"><strong>$topic_title</strong></a>
<br>Created on $topic_create_time by $topic_owner</td>
<td align=center>$num_posts</td>
</tr>";
}

//close up the table
$display_block .= "</table>";

}
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Topics in My Forum</title>
<link href="/formstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</head>
<body class="boxes">
<h1>Topics in My Forum</h1>
<?php echo $display_block; ?>
<P>Would you like to <a href="addtopic.html" class="link">add a topic</a>?</p>

</body>
</html>