Re: RE: trash last message ,this ones right I think

Thanks again, why couldn't the main root be /htdocs/ ? ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Peck" <tom@masaclaw.co.nz> To: "Ken Sommers" <mrsql.php@worldnet.att.net>; <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] RE: trash last message ,this ones right I think > Yes that is correct. > > Your main site root is: /htdocs/www/ > And your sub site (util) root is /htdocs/util/ > > These are two different sites from the browser's point of view. > > Neither site will have access to anything below the root folder (from the > browser). > > Tom > > At 18:02 10/07/2001 -0700, you wrote: > >Thanks Tom > > and sorry I didn't mention it properly at first,, > >I was trying to analyse the problem. > >is it becuz the first part of the referenece being the ../ > >in <body background="../www/img/background.jpg"> > >the ../ wants to take the browser into illegal territory above the root? > >because we are starting from /htdocs/util so the ../ would try to go back > >to /htdocs > > > >which is above the root (/htdocs/www) illegal territory. > >just tryin to understand it > > > >thanks , > >Ken > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tom Peck" <tom@masaclaw.co.nz> > >To: <php-db@lists.php.net> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 5:50 PM > >Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] RE: trash last message ,this ones right I think > > > > > > > The problem is that they are completely different websites, from the web > > > browser point of view - even though they are so close to each other on the > > > server... You should have mentioned this was a sub domain site :-) > > > > > > If you REALLY don't want to copy the image from the www folder to the util > > > folder, then you have to use: > > > > > > <body background="http://www.consumergrapevine.org/img/background.jpg"> > > > > > > So that the browser can reach the image file. > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > At 17:30 10/07/2001 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Hello again, > > > > DOCUMENT_ROOT is...... /htdocs/www > > > >I have a php file ( showdatabases.php) in my subdomain area > >/htdocs/util/ > > > >it loads up just fine: and if you click it, you will see my database > > > >structure if you like..:) > > > > > > > >+I.�[�N��n� Ehttp://util.consumergrapevine.org/showdatabases.php > > > >I have images stored in /hdocs/www/img/ right now (of course i could > >move > > > >them, and fix all references to them) but I like them there because I can > > > >refer to images in pages in /www/ with background="img/bgpic.jpg" > >...of > > > >course this works just fine becuz /img/ is just down from /www/. > > > >but now I have pages in subdomains as menitoned above like: > > > >/htdocs/util/showdatabases.php > > > >and of course I want to refer to images from those subdomain pages > >too,,and > > > >of course > > > >I don't want to have another dir with the same pics in them..something > > > >like... /htdocs/util/img/ > > > >becuz I already have the pics in /htdocs/www/img/ and if I make another > >sub > > > >domain called /htdocs/stuff , I don't want to have to copy the pics AGAIN > > > >into /htdocs/stuff/img > > > >right? So,,, (yes I may be getting to the end now..) how or where should > >I > > > >put my pics so the /www/ and /util/ and /stuff/ guys can use them as > > > >background pics? > > > > > > > >what would the body tag look like? > > > ><body background="../www/img/background.jpg"> doesn;t work > > > >what will? > > > ><body background="What??????"> > > > >thanks again, > > > > > > > >Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > >