Firefox wont read image source from the root?

[Shadowing]

hey guys

Using IE8 i can do this

<img src="c:/software/xampp/xampp/htdocs/system_lords/images/26hicon.gif" 
alt="26h icon" width="40" height="40" />

 

but in firefox it doesnt work. any ideas? It shows the alt though just not the image.

[Shadowing]

well of course its showing the alt haha

[trq]

If your planning on using that code on the web it won't work because C: is not accesible. You need to start from the root of your server, not your OS.

 

Probably:

 

/system_lords/images/26hicon.gif

[Shadowing]

ahh thanks. that solves everything. cause yah i was wondering about that issue when i put my site on the web.

 

[Shadowing]

that fixes all my link issues but when I use that on a required file I get this error. says i need to include the c:?

 

Warning: require(/system_lords/header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

in C:\Software\XAMPP\xampp\htdocs\System_Lords\Guide\guide.php on line 18

 

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required './system_lords/header.php'

(include_path='.;C:\Software\XAMPP\xampp\php\PEAR') in

C:\Software\XAMPP\xampp\htdocs\System_Lords\Guide\guide.php on line 18

[Shadowing]

oh maybe i just cant use that when looking for files that are in the same folder. I dont understand why it would try to search in the guide folder with that link

[Shadowing]

well for this situation i can do this to make it work

 

<?php require("../header.php"); ?>

[trq]

You have to understand the difference between server side and client side. Browsers run on the client side and can only access as far up your filesystem tree as the servers root.

 

PHP on the other hand runs server side and can (generally) access any file on the computer the server is running on.

[kicken]

You can read through this other thread for a rather in-depth discussion of web vs filesystem roots and when/where to use them.