CSS: Background Image Path

Hi there

I have a probelm linking to a background image using CSS. I am using this line:

background-image:url('/path/back01.gif');

"path" is the direct path underneath localhost. The picture shows up when I am trying the view it with my browser (http://localhost/path/back01.gif) . But in my PHP File it doesn't. I am using the direct path because the paths of my PHP File are a bit confusing - so I thought it would be easier, but it doesn't work. I am having a php file, that includes other php files with functions, and these functions include the stylesheet:

index.php
|-include
|+-functions.php
||-stylesheet.css
|-images
|+-back01.gif


index.php should show the background image, the stylesheet links to the image and the stylesheet is printed into the index.php by the functions, I mean it is linked.

Do I have to specify the path for the background-image option so that I recognizes it that it is a direct path?
Thanks for taking your time

How are you linking to the stylesheet? Probably the php server cant find your css file.


http://galileo.spaceports.com/~ibidris/

The path should be relative to where the css file calling the image is.


Lets say you have the set up:

http://localhost/path/index.php
http://localhost/path/images/back01.gif
http://localhost/path/styles/stylesheet.css

If you are importing or calling a CCS in index.php you path in the css to the image would be:

background-image:url('../back01.gif');

Alternatively, you could use full URL.

HTH

Jamie

Hmm I am pretty sure that my Server can find the CSS file, as nothing would be formatted on the whole page without it.

jabba_29:
The direct and full path would be the "safer" way. By that I mean that it should work 100% right? I was using the way that you ary saying, relative to the location of the css stylesheet not the php file, but still it didn't work. But as I said the direct path shows up the picture, how can I put the full path into the url? as url("http://localhost/path/images/back01.gif");
doesn't work.