Codeigniter css not loading

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I have a big problem with css and codeigniter.. I am starting to think it is my permissions or am I going mad?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

<title>test</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>/css/style.css" 
     type="text/css" media="screen"/>
</head>

<body>

<?php echo base_url(); ?>css/style.css

This is my header file, and as you can see i've even echoed it out just to make sure it is right and it is, when I view source of the page it seems fine.. but somehow it is not doing anything, this is my css just to show you the background should be gray:

body{

background: #b6b6b6;
margin 0;
padding 0;
font-family: arial;
 }

my base url is fine.. as it is echoed out and goes to the right place $config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/block/application';

I am really going mad what could be going wrong?

ht access:

Deny from all

..."deny from all" means no one, even you, can access it. And you do need another slash like what Paul and Musa say. — Michael Ozeryansky
– Michael Ozeryansky, Commented Aug 2, 2012 at 21:57
I have added another slash and it is in there right now, but it hasnt fixed the problem yet, should I change whats in my htaccess? as far as I know this what CI has supplied me with by default.. — user1250526
– user1250526, Commented Aug 2, 2012 at 22:03
Ohhh. What is the folder that this htaccess file is in? And what is the folder your css is in? This htaccess prevents users from directly getting to a page. But all resource folders should have this: css, images, javascript, etc. — Michael Ozeryansky
– Michael Ozeryansky, Commented Aug 2, 2012 at 22:06
I have found out what it is :) my css folder was in the application bit, which CI seems to protect for its own good, I have moved it and changed the base url and everything is good now :) learned from my mistake! — user1250526
– user1250526, Commented Aug 2, 2012 at 22:16
If the base_url() is configured also try be removing base_url() from href and try directly for examle href="css/style.css" and href="js/js.css" etc without prefixing base_url() — JWC May
– JWC May, Commented Jul 4, 2021 at 12:15

Brendan · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-02 19:12:50Z

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If you want base_url() to output the proper url, simply pass in the path as a parameter.

base_url('path/to/stylesheet.css');

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 19:12

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user1250526 Over a year ago

Unfortunately this is not working, the page is forbidden though do you think it might be my permissions?

Brendan Over a year ago

Barring a correct url, make sure permissions are at least 0644 (assuming linux/unix).

user1250526 Over a year ago

Permissions are 755 Have a look I have uploaded it.. : mintystudios.co.uk/ci/index.php/login I still can't figure it out!

Brendan Over a year ago

Please post your .htaccess in your original question.

user1250526 Over a year ago

done it right at the bottom, it just has this in it: "Deny from all"

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sabbir · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-03 00:16:44Z

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you can use

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>css/style.css" 
type="text/css" media="screen"/>

or

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo base_url('css/style.css'); ?>" 
type="text/css" media="screen"/

answered Jul 3, 2013 at 0:16

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pr0f3ss0r · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-29 17:39:59Z

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After trying so many things, what actually worked for me is to place the assets folder in the root directory NOT the application directory

answered Jul 29, 2020 at 17:39

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Musa · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-02 18:39:19Z

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If your base_url() gives you http://localhost/block/application then the path to the css file will look like http://localhost/block/applicationcss/style.css, I think it should be http://localhost/block/application/css/style.css, so you're missing a /

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>/css/style.css" 
    type="text/css" media="screen"/>

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 18:39

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user1250526 Over a year ago

didnt work.. although the page is forbidden do you think it might be my permissions?

Paul Dessert · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-02 18:39:27Z

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Add another / in your link /css/style.css

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>/css/style.css" 
 type="text/css" media="screen"/>

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 18:39

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user1250526 Over a year ago

didnt work.. although the page is forbidden do you think it might be my permissions?

Michael Ozeryansky · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-02 22:20:45Z

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Don't have an htacess file with Deny From All in any resource folders.

You need to seperate out the css folder from the applications folder.

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 22:20

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lamar marshall · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-19 21:30:50Z

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you must take the css folder or file and put it in the root directory not the application directory and use base_url function as i stated below

<link href="<?php echo base_url();?>site.css"

edited Aug 19, 2012 at 21:30

answered Aug 19, 2012 at 21:25

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