CSS/(PHP/HTML?) Background

Question

For my site I've been trying to get the background to WORK and to REPEAT, but there's something wrong I guess? This is my code:

    body
{
    background-image:url('../images/backkground.png');
}

and then it's included in the index like this:

<?php include 'style.css'; ?>

Yeah I know, those php tags but that's placed before all the rest. Does anyone have tips on what I'm doing wrong? (If I AM doing something wrong)

The image doesn't appear. The gray background that it is now stays. — FridgeProduction
– FridgeProduction, Commented Dec 17, 2015 at 19:26
Are you sure include is the right thing to use here? why not <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">? — HPierce
– HPierce, Commented Dec 17, 2015 at 19:27

Jay Blanchard · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-17 19:39:57Z

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You don't use PHP to include a CSS file, you reference it in HTML:

 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/path/to/style.css" type="text/css">

Ideally you place this in the <head></head> tags at the top of the HTML page.

edited Dec 17, 2015 at 19:39

answered Dec 17, 2015 at 19:28

Jay Blanchard

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Jay Blanchard Over a year ago

What kind of server error? Did you place it in the head tags? Was the path in the href attribute correct?

Jay Blanchard Over a year ago

That is caused by PHP, not HTML. Can you edit your post and give us the markup for your page? Have you looked in your error logs for the 500 reason?

Sajib Acharya Over a year ago

@FridgeProduction, HTMLs don't give you server errors, that is for sure.

FridgeProduction Over a year ago

Yeah sajib, but someone said to edit the tags and remove php and change it to html (the tags)

Digital Chris · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-17 19:29:27Z

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You're using PHP's include wrong. What you're doing is including the contents of the file server side.

You want to include the stylesheet in the HTML output:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">

In PHP this would look like:

<?php
   echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">';
?>

It could also be a problem with where the file is. It should be in the same directory as the calling page so if you're on site.com/index.php you should be able the see the css file at site.com/style.css.

answered Dec 17, 2015 at 19:29

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FridgeProduction Over a year ago

Thank you sir! This was the solution :)

Josejulio · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-17 19:36:01Z

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As the others already told you, you are using the include in the server side, you should use something like

<?php
   echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">';
?>

But if for any reason you need to use the server side include, you could try the following:

<style>
  <?php include 'style.css'; ?>
</style>

answered Dec 17, 2015 at 19:36

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