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I am incorporating a very basic 'include' statement on a new site. One 'include' calls up menu.php and the second calls up article.php. Both of these files are located in the same file folder as all the pages for this site. On the index.php page, everything works as expected and both files are showing like they are suppose to. However, the article.php file is not showing up on subsequent pages while the menu.php seems to work fine. Now I am a complete moron when it comes to php so I have no clue what the problem is or how to fix it so I would really appreciate any help I can get to fix this. The site is at http://pickmysmoker.com My code for article 'include' is: <div id="sidebar" class="link-box"> <h3>Popular Articles</h3> <?php include("articles.php"); ?> <br /> </div> Thanks in advance . . .

Thanks so much for your advice/suggestions. I am looking into and studying the clearfix thing to see how I can best utilize it to improve my websites. Finally, is there a particular reason that you prefer sidebars on the left rather than the right? Cheers . . .

Thanks tryingtolearn . . . I found it and have been playing around with it and it looks like this is what I want to use.

I have put together a new website and I am having a problem that is frustrating me to no end so I am here looking for expert help. In my "content" column, I am trying to have the article I have written. This content is going to change from page to page depending on the amount of content. At the bottom of the "content" I am trying to add a comments section. To the right of the "content" column I have a "sidebar" and the problem I am having is as the "content" column grows or shrinks, it is effecting the positioning of the "sidebar" and moves the content of the "sidebar" up or down. I have tried to investigate how to correct this and what I have read makes absolutely no sense to me so the only way I can figure out to fix this (keeping in mind that I am in the process of teaching myself CSS and I use the trial and error method of learning) is to set the height of the "content" column to a fixed number and then force the "sidebar" to move up or down by using something like 'margin-top: -1200px". The problem with this is when comments are added, the content of the "sidebar" moves down. My question is, does anyone know of a way to get both columns to adjust to equal heights that won't cause me to pull what little hair I have left out? Would that anyone be willing to explain to me why your method should work? I know that I should include the code for the page I am having the problem with, but it is (in my opinion) pretty extensive and if someone is willing to try to tackle this it might be easier to just bring up the source code. Just FYI . . . the page in question can be seen at http://pickmysmoker.com/best_propane_smokers.php/ Thanks in advance . . .

Thank you for your input SocialCloud. The style.css file is the file I created when building the page/site originally. The problem I am experiencing is that with the comments script I am using, the script generates some additional styling that it then plugs into the page where the script is being used. With that in mind, using the page source shows the additional styling and html that the script writes to the page and I have no clue as to where to go or what to look for in order to modify things so that I can change the scripts styling.

Okay . . . here is an update. This script produces the css AFTER a comment is entered and plugs it into the page. Taking that particular code and adding it to the page itself renders the script useless and comments do not get posted. Being a complete idiot when it comes to this kind of thing, is there any chance that someone can tell me where or how I can get access to and be able to modify whatever file is creating the styling code so I can change it? Thanks

Thanks Ch0cu3r . . . I had no idea that this script created its own styling elements and it never occurred to me to check the page source. I have done that and am now trying to see if I can get it display the way I want. Cheers . . .

Howdy ya'll . . . I am a new member here. My background with html & css is all self-taught, but I have no knowledge of PHP so I am here looking for some expert help with a problem I am having with a comments script that I have on some of the pages of my new website. So, because of my ignorance when it comes to PHP, please be gentle with me. LOL So here is my problem: I am using the comments script from Script Mills in the sidebar of my website. I have overcome the first big obstacle - got it installed and working. I posted a test comment and it worked, but I do not like the way the posted comment shows on the page. I have searched all the script folders for a style sheet and can't find one. So my question is: how does one go about styling/changing the way the output of a script like this posts to the page? If you need to see what I am talking about, the page http://pickmysmoker.com/cb_offset_smoker_1280.php and if it will help to understand what I am trying to do, feel free to post anything to the comment and see how it posts. In particular, I would like to move the comments further down in the sidebar and utilize more of the sidebar area so that the comments take up more of the width. I hope my question makes sense and there is someone here that can offer me some help/advice/guidenance in getting this squared away. Thanks in advance . . .