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So I'm using drupal_get_path() within a block to reference an image in my themes//images directory.

And this works. At the root and all first level pages. example.com, example.com/about, etc.

However, if I am on a page such as example.com/about/csa:

Instead of continuing to output the filepath as /sites/all/... it outputs the file as //sites/all/...

This only happens when I'm in a subdirectory of the site.

Does anyone know why this might happen?

EDIT:

<?php $src = drupal_get_path('theme', $GLOBALS['theme']) . '/images/carrots.png'; 
echo '<img src=' . $src . ' alt="carrot background image" >'
?>
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  • Post the code on how you used drupal_get_path?
    – Mathankumar
    Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 5:29
  • Enable pathologic module and check it on in the desired filter(for example full html) and run your html code using check_markup function.
    – AgA
    Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 5:43
  • I was under the impression that pathologic was more for sitewide brokenness or for having your Drupal root somewhere other than your web root. I'll give it a shot. I've also updated my question with the code.
    – aprohl5
    Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 16:27

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Its because drupal_get_path returns relative path.

Try this:

<?php 
  global $base_path;
  $src = $base_path . drupal_get_path('theme', $GLOBALS['theme']) . '/imag/carrots.png'; 
  echo '<img src=' . $src . ' alt="carrot background image" >'
?>

Edit with url function:

<?php 
  $src = url(drupal_get_path('theme', $GLOBALS['theme']) . '/imag/carrots.png'); 
  echo '<img src=' . $src . ' alt="carrot background image" >'
?>
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  • Thank You. I used the pathologic module and it solved my problem. Is there a reason that one convention would be better or worse than the other?
    – aprohl5
    Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 18:49
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    Great! Pathlogic is definitely a good module. But I won't use it just for this minor issue. Every module brings its own set of function calls. I always try to keep the number of contributed modules at minimum. This bloats drupal less. better site performance. easier updates/upgrades. lesser bugs.
    – Amrit
    Commented Feb 1, 2014 at 3:15

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