I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to point out - does XHTML
require double quotes?
Bogdan
@ Edwin wrote:
> Just a thought...
>
> If you're going to write an XHTML compatible code, you wouldn't really have
> this problem -->
>
>> echo("<A HREF='$my_URLhome'>Go home</A>");
>
>
> since you'll probably write something like this:
>
> echo '<a href="' . $my_URL . 'home">Go home</a>'; >
> Of course, I didn't mean that you can't do that with HTML...
>
> Anyway, for the original question, I think, you shouldn't really add
> "http://"; to every link that points to the same site. Most probably, the
> browser and the server can handle the request faster since *I think* it
> doesn't need to query a DNS server for each request. I'm not sure about this
> one though... :( Need more research...
>
> - E
>
> On Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:18 PM
> Bogdan Stancescu wrote:
>
>
>>I generally use both - the first for includes and the second for HTML
>
> links.
>
>>Do NOT include the trailing slash. The reason is simple:
>><?
>> echo("<A HREF='$my_URL/home'>Go home</A>");
>>?>
>>is much simpler to write and follow than
>><?
>> echo("<A HREF='{$my_URL}home'>Go home</A>");
>>?>
>>because you obviously can't write
>><?
>> echo("<A HREF='$my_URLhome'>Go home</A>");
>>?>
>>
>>Please remember that since the trailing slash will be included in every
>>use of this var, if your URL is the root then the variable will have to
>>be empty! (otherwise you'll end up with a double slash at the beginning
>>of every URL)
>>
>>Bogdan
>>
>>Wilmar Perez wrote:
>>
>>>Hello guys
>>>
>>>I'm just looking for some advise: I've got a variable which I use to
>
> store
>
>>>my site's main path. Is it better to have it like this:
>>>
>>>$site_path = "/my/web/path/"
>>>
>>>or like this:
>>>
>>>$site_path = "http://my_url.com/";
>>>
>>>?
>>>
>>>What about the trailing slash?, should I use it or not?
>>>
>>>I know these are simple question but haven't been able to get to an
>
> answer on
>
>>>my own.
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot
>>>
>>>*******************************************************
>>> Wilmar P�rez
>>> Network Administrator
>>> Library System
>>> Tel: ++57(4)2105145
>>> University of Antioquia
>>> Medell�n - Colombia
>>> 2002
>>>*******************************************************
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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