images in firefox but not in IE

[vee]

Hi

This could be a weird caching issue but on a site we are having problems with (osc post php upgrade)

I cannot see the images or css when I view in IE (except card images in right side bar but they are called form a folder outside of the catalog folder) but can in firefox.

Please could someone take a look in both IE and firefox and see if you can see the images in both or just one

http://www.aircon4less.co.uk/catalog/index.php

cheers vee

[Jeewhizz]

<base href="">

Kill that.

At least, that's my bet

[Mr Anderson]

Is the right answer. It's causing IE to rewrite the links as though the images were located in the root, and then getting that wrong too, eg: http:///images/portable_frontpg3_price2v2.gif

[vee]

Cheers Jee,

Not sure where to start looking in the OSC stuff.

My other half (sponna) was looking at the mods needed on the osc shops when we upgraded from php4 to 5

Unfortunately he is away for a few days so I am trying to work out what he has done.

We have a couple of other shops working fine post the upgrade.

cheers

vee

[Jeewhizz]

In Osc, this is the line:

<base href="<?php echo (($request_type == 'SSL') ? HTTPS_SERVER : HTTP_SERVER) . DIR_WS_CATALOG; ?>">

It's in almost all the files.

It looks like it's not picking up the configure.php files, and hence the borking...

[vee]

Cheers Jee,

I see it now - just not sure what to do about it.

I have been changing htaccess files following the upgrade - David thinks the mistake is there which seems likely just wierd IE and FF arre behaving differently.

Off to look at the htacccess files again..................

[Charisma Bypass]

configure.php

make sure that these are correct;

Code:

define('HTTP_SERVER', '');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', '');

Even if

Code:

define('ENABLE_SSL', false);

is false, the HHTTPS_SERVER one still matters - so if oyu are not using SSL on the website, fill it in anyway with the http:// address

[vee]

Hi

I have now realsied I have a bit more of a problem than I thought.

All my OSC stores on the same server have the same fault.

I think the htaccess files are not working.

Cheers for all the sugggestions -I have contacted out hosting company to see if they have b*****ed it up

cheers

vee

[AndrewShanklin]

Its a long shot... but i had something similar on a script i had problems with.

Firefox is cleverly designed so that if you enter a url into the address bar without .com / .co.uk etc... it auto corrects the url and links to the correct page. I think it also works the same with image urls etc...

I.E. does not have this function.

Therefore if you are using absolute url's in the <a href= and the url is ever so slightly wrong, Firefox will correct it and load the correct image. I.E will bork and the image will not be displayed.

Not sure if it is applicable in your situation but its worth checking.

Andy

[vee]

Hi guys

Thanks for all the replies.

You are right it is to do with base href.

For some reason all my osc stores have stopped generating one.

CAn anyone else confirm please that they do not seee the images in IE, Dave thinks it may have been because we did a microsoft update at the weekend and IE id misbehaving but I think thats a long shot.

cheers

vee

[Jeep Stone]

Nothing here for me with IE7 but see if FF.

One of the images on the homepage comes up as:

http:///images/portable_frontpg3_price2v2.gif

Looks like it's missing the URL

[vee]

Hi

Fixed with the help of some very nice gentlemen on the OSC forum

go to includes/application_top.php and where it says $request_type = (getenv('HTTPS') == 'on') try changing the "on" to "off"

It worked - should be OK in IE now. The base href is now being written.

thanks for all the helpful suggestions - you got me on the right track.

[sponna]

cheers guys,

Basically the generic secure cert on the server expired casuing the problem - we were unaware that this was ever an issue with application_top.php. Nasty!

Thanks for helping my fraught other half! 

Dave