mightyhokie Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I have a page that calls in multiple pages. at the of the main page i have this code. the variable in question is $textWidth: <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <?php $titleName = "nrcert :: meet the team"; ?> <?php $textWidth = "700px"; ?> <!-- STYLE SHEETS --> <?php include '_includes/styles.php'; ?> <title>Welcome to the New River Center for Energy Research and Training</title> </head> <body> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="nrcertLogo"></div> <?php include '_includes/nav.php'; ?> <div class="titleArea"><?php echo $titleName; ?></div> <div class="contentArea"> <!-- CONTENT AREA--> <?php include '_pages/training_center_team.php'; ?> </div> <?php include '_includes/footer.php'; ?> </div> </body> </html> when content aria is called in the code is: <div class="text_container" > this is where the text for this page goes </div> <!--end text_container--> which uses the php/css code: <?php header('Content-type: text/css'); //$textWidth = "700px"; ?> .text_container{ width:<?php echo $textWidth; ?>; height:auto; border:#666 1px dashed; float:left; position:relative; clear:none; padding:2px; margin-left:10px; } but for some reason the $textWidth variable from the first/main page isn't affecting the $textWidth in the .text_container style. When the page loads i want it to be width:700px; via the variable but it won't work. When i uncomment that variable in the css page it works. just not from the main page. php_problem.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 You don't say it but it looks like the CSS page is, in fact, a separate page. Which you link to using a . Those two files are completely separate. You can't directly share variables between them. Find another way to do this. One option I don't recommend is putting the width in the URL. One which I do is making different CSS files for the different layouts you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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