Re: Path for images etc

On Jul 1, 6:19 am, Sanfly <san...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> It's been a long time since I've written any CakePHP, and even longer
> since Ive had to set up a server.  I know there is an answer to this
> somewhere but I cant for the life of me find it!  Also I have
> previously only used 1.1, and am now using the latest version
>
> On my WAMP server Im using for development, ive "installed" cake in a
> folder called "DSC"
>
> localhost
>     DSC
>         app
>         cake
>         vendors
>         etc...
>
> when I use my html helper in my default.ctp file to insert an image,
> the image does not display
>
> <?php echo $html->image('layout/dsc_01.png',array('border'=>'0',
> 'width'=>'17', 'height'=>'207')); ?>
>
> the path that comes back is a relative path, and goes too far back
>
> <img src="/DSC/img/layout/dsc_01.png" border="0" width="17"
> height="207" alt="" />
>
> the path shouldn't have the DSC

why not - in what way is it wrong/not working.
>
> <img src="img/layout/dsc_01.png" border="0" width="17" height="207"
> alt="" />

cake doesn't work like that. If it did it would mean the image works
only if you're a localhost/DSC/ not localhost/DSC or localhost/DSC/
somethingelse/ etc.
>
> What file do I need to edit to get the relative paths working
> correctly?

You won't ever get relative paths out of cake for assets.

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