Question

I don’t see the error..

I have an index file under the web root. Index file sets an array with basic paths, like so:

$medium    = 'web';
$framework = '_magma';
$js_lib    = '_lava';
$path_info = pathinfo($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);
$base_path = $path_info['dirname'];
print_r($base_path);

$paths = ['root'      => $base_path,
          'framework' => $framework,
          'js_lib'    => $js_lib,
          'medium'    => '/' . $medium,
          'uri'       => $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']];

try {
    if (!include($paths['root'] . $paths['framework'] . '/core/AutoLoader.php')) {
        throw new Exception ('<b>Error - AutoLoader is missing</b>');
    }
    $loader   = new AutoLoader($paths);
    $appStack = new BootStrap($paths);
    $app      = new StartPage($paths, $appStack->getConfig());
    $app->start();
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo
        '<p><b>EXCEPTION</b><br />Message: '
        . $e->getMessage()
        . '<br />File: '
        . $e->getFile()
        . '<br />Line: '
        . $e->getLine()
        . '</p>';
}

index then instantiates BootStrap, under ‘/framework/core’, and passes the above array through the constructor which sets it in the class itself.

BootStrap then instantiates StartPage, under ‘/framework/web’, and passes the paths array once again through the constructor.

StartPage then instantiates a class which sets the style-sheets, located under ‘/web/stylesheets’, using the paths variable, like so:

class CssInclusion {

    private $paths;
    private $include_css;

    public function __construct($paths, $include_css) {

        // set variables
        $this->paths = $paths;
        $this->include_css = $include_css;
    }

    public function loadStylesheets() {

        // set path
        $directory_path = $this->paths['root'] . $this->paths['medium']. '/stylesheets';

        // loop through stylesheet array
        foreach ($this->include_css as $stylesheet) {

            // include stylesheet, handle exceptions
            $file_path = $directory_path . '/' .  $stylesheet . '.css';
            print_r($file_path);
            try {
                if (!is_file($file_path)) {
                    throw new Exception ('<b>Error - missing stylesheet:</b> ' . $file_path . '<br />');
                }
                echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="' . $file_path . '" />';
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                echo
                    '<p><b>EXCEPTION</b><br />Message: '
                    . $e->getMessage()
                    . '<br />File: '
                    . $e->getFile()
                    . '<br />Line: '
                    . $e->getLine()
                    . '</p>';
            }
        }
    }
}

I don’t get an exception, yet the style-sheet doesn’t load. It’s very weird. Can your fresh eyes see what I missed?

Answer 1

Your root path is an absolute system path like srv/www.
But a stylesheet path has to be a relative or absolute path that is accessible by the browser.

http://yoursite/css or /css

I get my basePath like so:

$pathInfo = pathinfo($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);
$basePath = $pathInfo['dirname'];

Perhaps you only have to change that line:

$directory_path = $this->paths['medium']. '/stylesheets';

I don’t know what $this->paths['medium'] contains?!