ALT+click in live view does not show css properties in php files.

[karpiyon]

Is there a way to use 'ALT+click" to show css properties in php files?

When I ALT+left click an element, on a php file with include(...) I only see:

Is this one of the limitations of working with php files?

[karpiyon]

Thank a lot.

Should I change anything here once i create the alias?

[B i r n o u]

it's depend,

now, your server folder is the one created on your hard drive and that contains the web site (where the alias point at)

and the url is your localost followed by the alias name.

[karpiyon]

Thank you for your time & effort !

I followed your instruction and yes, now http://localhost/DnD_B4 takes mo to my website.

However, it does not solve the 404 issues when i use a link relative to root, e.g.

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

I still have to use this unclean method if i want the styles to be applied and DW to show me the element properties:

<link href="<?php echo siteRoot()?>/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

<?php if(isLocalSite()):?>

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

<?php endif?>

I guess i'll have to stick with this

[B i r n o u]

what give a PHP file just cotaining this

<?php echo siteRoot()?>/css/main.css

[karpiyon]

If I only use this i cannot see any properties when i use ALT+click

If i don't use it i have no styles

[Paul-M]

Try putting base href in the head of your pages:

<base href="http://localhost/DnD_B4/">

If you want to save the effort of of updating between testing server and live platforms do something like this with PHP:

<?php 
$dev = array('localhost', '127.0.0.1');
//Check If testing server before outoutting stuff
if(in_array($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], $dev))  {
        echo '<base href="http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/DnD_B4/">';
}else {
        echo '<base href="https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '">';
    }
?>

[karpiyon]

Should the above be used with the alias (DnD_B4) ?

[karpiyon]

well, I tried both and it still the same.

If i just use "/" as the site root and not a relative path or my siteRoot() function, the styles are not applied.

[karpiyon]

even if i put the following ocde in a php include:

if(isLocalSite()):?>

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

<?php endif;

i will not be able to see these visual media queries

[karpiyon]

any reason i still see this in google chrome even though i used the alias method + your code the set teh base?

why does it not look search under:

localhost/DnD_B4/css/...

??

[B i r n o u]

could you please, do this as I already asked you

what give a PHP file just containing this

<?php echo siteRoot()?>/css/main.css

[karpiyon]

it gives this:

/localhost/DnD_B4//css/main.css

Which is what i would want it to be but if i use this:

but this:

<link href="/css/main.css"..

is translated by the browser to /localhost/css/main.css

even though I set teh alias

Ant yet a gain, these 2 are syntax identical:

<link href="http://localhost/DnD_B4/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

<link href="<?php echo siteRoot()?>/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

yes, only this one:

<link href="http://localhost/DnD_B4/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

allows me to view the css properties which i accepted as DW limitation you mentioned at the beginning.

[B i r n o u]

and now what gives

<?php

    echo '/'.trim( $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'], '/' ).'/css/main.css';

?>

[karpiyon]

it gives:

C:/xampp/htdocs/css/main.css

[karpiyon]

Which I think is the root cause of this issues - it should be C:/xampp/htdocs/DnD_B4/css/main.css

[BenPleysier]

karpiyon  wrote

Which I think is the root cause of this issues - it should be C:/xampp/htdocs/DnD_B4/css/main.css

Something just struck me that may solve the problem. Try links relative to site root.

I tried this using another program with positive results. No fiddling around with PHP code.

As side note: Birnou has indicated that he is sick of the criticism from one poster in particular. He will not be coming back. A PM to get him back here will not go astray. Hopefully others will follow suit..

[karpiyon]

Thank you again for all the effort spent on this thread.

...its not working...

I'll stick with my unclean solution for now.

[BenPleysier]

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry it hasn't worked out.

Have a great holiday period and stay safe.

[karpiyon]

I understand Birnou  very well, this has been too long for me as well.

I have found a solution as stated before - not a clean one but it is wokring.

i'll try the "Site Root" and let you know.

Thank you all !!!