img src anomaly

using ../ in public_html

[Kallym]

Hi,

I came upon something curious today. The following code is in a file in a public_html folder. I expected the first paragraph to display a broken image, but both images showed fine. I checked in three browsers.

The only thing I could come up with is that the browsers are ignoring the ../ in the first paragraph since the file is already in web root.

I tried to Google it to see if it was documented, but could find nothing. I could swear I've accidentally added a ../ to an img src in a public_html file before and got a broken image.

<p><img src="../assets/images/image-2.jpg" width="300" height="194" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="assets/images/image-2.jpg" width="300" height="194" alt="" /></p>

Is this something I have just never noticed before? Or am I missing something? :-)

Thanks!

[topr8]

you just haven't noticed it before.

../assets and assets are equivalent paths

[Kallym]

Thank you.

Am I right in assuming you meant "...are equivalent paths if the code is used in the web root."

ie. if you are in some subfolder then ../assets/ and assets/ would definitely not be the same thing.

I can't believe I've never noticed that.

Still Learning! :-)

[tedster]

if the code is used in the web root

yes, exactly so.

[Kallym]

Thank You!