help with broken links

i realise that this may not be a php realted question and i apologise before
i begin.. I have a site header and footer that i include in all my pages.
They both have pictures in them that are stored in the pictures folder.
these are found using <img src="./pictures/picturename.jpg">

This is fine for all the pages in the root directory, but when i login and
it takes me to pages in the admin directory (or any other directory) when
the site_header or site_footer are displayed all the pictures are broken.

the structure is like this
ROOT
Pictures
Administration
Adminmenu
Users

etc
I guess its to do with the directory structure and that it changes the link
source as you change down directories.. but i just cant figure out how to
fix it... as all i really want is to be able to include a header and footer
file in all pages. I spose i could do it if i include the pics under the
root directory rather than in a pics directory but i was hoping not to do
that.

Jake

"Jake" <jgriffi1@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> i realise that this may not be a php realted question and i apologise
> before i begin.. I have a site header and footer that i include in
> all my pages. They both have pictures in them that are stored in the
> pictures folder. these are found using <img
> src="./pictures/picturename.jpg">
>
> This is fine for all the pages in the root directory, but when i login
> and it takes me to pages in the admin directory (or any other
> directory) when the site_header or site_footer are displayed all the
> pictures are broken.

<img src="/pictures/picturename.jpg">

JOn

You can use images-urls in such way
<IMG src="<?=$PATH2ROOT?>/images/image1.jpg">
where $PATH2ROOT - address from this directory to the root directory For
examle: "../../"
In the begin of yours script (before including header or footer) set
$PATH2ROOT = "yours path to root from this directory";

"Jake" <jgriffi1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:3f0cf690@news.comindico.com.au...
> i realise that this may not be a php realted question and i apologise
before
> i begin.. I have a site header and footer that i include in all my
pages.
> They both have pictures in them that are stored in the pictures folder.
> these are found using <img src="./pictures/picturename.jpg">
>
> This is fine for all the pages in the root directory, but when i login and
> it takes me to pages in the admin directory (or any other directory) when
> the site_header or site_footer are displayed all the pictures are broken.
>
> the structure is like this
> ROOT
> Pictures
> Administration
> Adminmenu
> Users
>
> etc
> I guess its to do with the directory structure and that it changes the
link
> source as you change down directories.. but i just cant figure out how to
> fix it... as all i really want is to be able to include a header and
footer
> file in all pages. I spose i could do it if i include the pics under the
> root directory rather than in a pics directory but i was hoping not to do
> that.
>
> Jake
>
>