PHP + CSS: Can an B.G. image be assigned on the fly?

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PHP + CSS: Can an B.G. image be assigned on the fly?

...would like a different B.G. on each visit

Storyman

6:15 pm on Dec 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

Is there a way to have PHP assign a B.G. image to CSS?

jatar_k

6:29 pm on Dec 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

I guess you could have your .css file parsed by php and then write the image dynamically to the file.

I am not a huge fan of that though

You would be better to have the bg image css code in the html/php file and just write the image dynamically to there.

Storyman

6:53 pm on Dec 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

What if a specific class was used to design a box and the class is used three times with each instance of the class displaying a different B.G.?

The class could be defined in the header of the page, but how would you go about assigning a different B.G. to each instance of the class?

victor

7:14 pm on Dec 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

Code the style directly in the HTML rather than an external file.

Have a variable to substitute in the url(....) bit.

Storyman

7:25 pm on Dec 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

Victor,

So if the class is defined in the header portion of the page isn't that where you will define the url for the image also?

What I don't understand is that once you have defined the class in the header how do you change the url for the class when used within the body. I don't think span can be used to define the background (not 100% certain, just 80%).

My question slops over into pure CSS, so maybe I should post the question there...

jatar_k

7:40 pm on Dec 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

show me the css you would use in the <head> for the class

though if you are using the same class for 3 bg's then I have no idea. I would think you need multiple classes where they inherit from the parent class and all that changes is the image