Image not showing when using PHP to link to SRC

Question

Trying to use php to link to an image in a different folder than the file I am currently in but the image isn't showing.

Here's the path file:

<?php
if (!defined("ROOT_PATH")) define ("ROOT_PATH", realpath(dirname(__FILE__)));
if (!defined("BASE_URL")) define ("BASE_URL", "http://localhost/stnresp");
?>

Here's the code I am using at the moment:

<div class="logo-image">
  <a href="<?php echo BASE_URL . '/index.php'; ?>"><img class="header-logo" src="<?php echo ROOT_PATH . '/assets/images/stn-logo-cropped.png'; ?>" alt=""></a>
</div>

I can't understand why the root path isn't taking the link to the root directory and then through to the image? What am I missing?

Thanks

Giacomo M · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-17 08:54:51Z

1

realpath defines the physical path of the file, instead the src attribute of the image needs url path.

In your case you have to use BASE_URL instead of ROOT_PATH:

<div class="logo-image">
    <a href="<?php echo BASE_URL . '/index.php'; ?>"><img class="header-logo" src="<?php echo BASE_URL . '/assets/images/stn-logo-cropped.png'; ?>" alt=""></a>
</div>

answered May 17, 2020 at 8:54

Giacomo M

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