Dynamic Path in background-image: url() for URL

[jaswinder_rana]

Hi:

I have directory structure for images like

/themes/images/icon/icon_something.gif

In my CSS I specify it like

background-image: url(/themes/default/images/icon/icon_confirmation.gif) ;/**/

I was wondering if there is a way to do this dynamically. i just wanted to make sure that If I change the path to this folder like

/templates/themes/images/icon/icon_something.gif

Then it would still work.

Is there a way to change these paths dynamically in the CSS? like sending it directory path through PHP or something?

[DaveWoods]

you should just be able to create a css file with .php extension but then serve it using type="text/css". Never tried it myself but don't see a reason why it wouldn't work

[jaswinder_rana]

Never Mind. I changed and called it with parameter and it worked

<link href="/css/css.php?tpl_dir={$tpl_dir}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" />

ALl I have to do in the CSS file is

<?php
	header('Content-Type: Text/css');
?>
/*
 CSS Code Here
*/

[Chroniclemaster1]

nice. I would never have thought of putting a PHP header in a CSS file. Do you know if this is stable, or if it requires certain server settings?

[jaswinder_rana]

I know it's stable. I had forgotten about it but PHPMyAdmin uses the same technique.

And you know how much PHPMyAdmin is being used.

I don't think there are any server settings which require it as PHP's header() function is always there.