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I have a php website using SimplePie for WordPress feeds. This is my first php site. After 2 weeks of running the SimplePie code, I starting getting a "fake http scan 5" page popping up during loading. The first time it happened, I ran a scan on my local copy, and it was clean. I contacted GoDaddy, and they did not see any issues on their end. I deleted the remote copy, and re-uploaded my local copy. It was fine for 4 days, and it's happening again. The only thing I can see is it is happening when the rss feed is loading. I'm going to replace the rss feed with just a text link to the blog, and see what happens. I posted this on SimplePie user form as well. Has anyone ran into this problem. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the info. I found a solution to suit the needs of this site. I've installed SimplePie. It works great, and easy to modify. I'm slowly learning php. I've been using includes with success. I have taken a php and sql class, but the instructor was to confusing. I want to try the killer php tutorials next. Here it is in use on a test page. I use this page to test out and modify elements. www.mustangsandmotorsports.com/nav.php

i have searched everywhere on how to include a wordpress feed on a website. I designed a website and a blog for a friend, but the blog his hosted on wordpress's server. I found some info about doing it if you host the blog on the same server as the website. I want to be able include the latest post within the website content div. The website already contains some php includes. I found out how to include a Twitter feed, and got it ot work, but want the feed from wordpress. Is this possible to do? Thanks for your help.

I'm trying to learn how to randomize a background image on one of my websites, but I have the image link in my external style sheet like this: #branding{ display:block; position:absolute; background-image:url(/body/header.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; height:483px; width:960px; margin-bottom:-7px; } I figured out how to randomize images on the html page itself like this: It works great, and I want to be able to do the same with the bg img in the style sheet. I read it could be done, but I can't figure it out. Thanks for the help

Yes, I see the problem. The sub-menu area is 970 px, and my wrapper is 960 px. It only effects it in ie7. I'll fix it. Thanks for catching that Eric. It's sometimes better through someone elses eyes.

www. pro ject-six.c om 2 things happened when I switched to the new server. 1. All my mouseover images and drop downs were very jumpy. I noticed that all of the " / " were replaced with " \ " for only the second images. I did a find/replace, and it fixed the problem. Little strange! Has anyone had that problem? 2. My favicon shows up in all browsers except in explorer

Thanks for looking at it for me. That's strange though. My home computer uses ie8, and my work computer uses ie7. Both of them have the verticle and horizontal scroll bars. They go away when you mouse over "inline sixes" in the top nav. Both monitors are 1024 px. I have not checked it on other computers.

I had this issue with another website, and csshover.htc was suggested. It helped solve the scrolling issues. My new website has the same issue, and I tried to replicate the fix. It does not seem to work. This only happens in ie7 and ie8 with different screen sizes. As always, you forum has been helpfull. Website: ww w.pro ject-si x.com (remove spaces)

Getting ready to launch my newest web creation. It's a re-design of a website I did back in 2003. I did not design for ie6 this time. I want to move forward in my learning. Let me know what you think. new site: htt p://ww w.dmtp ortal.net/project-six/in dex.htm old site: http: //ww w.proj ect-six.c om

Thanks for your quick response. I learned to use hacks form one of my xhtml/css classes. As I remember, we only used them for the drop menu lists. When I thought I got things working, I came across cross browser issues. Thats when I learned about conditional comments. Sometimes it is confusing. You learn one thing, but later find that it is wrong. To keep track of all this information from what I've learned, I created a blog called "My Design Notes." It helps me remember. It is a never ending process. If I'm going to learn something, I want it to be the correct way. I will read the article tonite. Thanks again. ww w.dm tpor tal.n et

I had issues were my top and bottom margins were doubled in IE6, but were fine in Firefox. Conditional comments for IE took care of my problem. I made sure my style sheet worked good for Firefox, and then created the comments for only what I needed IE to do. Thanks to some of the forum members. It took me a few tries, but I figured it out.

Being a student of web design, I want to make sure I follow the rules. My recent website portfolio is styled with valid CSS. However, my xhtml does not validate. I learned that sometimes hacks are used for IE6. Which I have used. Also, I just have more that I need to learn when it comes to correct and semantic code. I'm seeking your help to my path to validation. Thanks ww w.d mtpo rtal.n et - remove spaces

Thanks for your input. I thought about changing the link colors.

I submitted my website before, but it was made with tables. This is my first tableless CSS website. It's CSS valid, but not xhtml valid. I am working that out. When I run it thru "html clean and tidy", it messes up parts of my site. I do have hacks to make certain things work, and I was told that those do not validate.....One step at a time. Thanks for reviewing my website. ww w.dm tport al.ne t (remove spaces)

Got it! Next subject? lol Thanks for all your help. htt p://dmt portal .net/dmt_csssite/layouthome3.htm

I'm getting closer. IE7 is good. IE6 is almost there. I'm having a small issue with the bottom of the content image cutting off. I'm can't tell if the footer is cutting it off or not. But I'm getting there. I will work on firefox next.

I tried just inserting only the ie7 style in the , but it did not work either. This style is in my style sheet: /* Drop-down menu styles */ #navbar li ul{ position:absolute; z-index:100; visibility:hidden; } I used this in my : /* Drop-down menu styles */ #navbar li ul{ /*position:absolute;*/ z-index:100; visibility:hidden; } When I used the style externaly with the deleted position:absolute;, it fixed my ie7 problem, but effected the firefox and ie6. I figured by appling only to ie 7 in the , it would solve my problem. I 'm not sure if I'm supposed to repeat the same style with the ie7 changes, or just part of it. Also, I was told it has to fall just after the external style sheet in the head. I have in for. I tried adding it before and after it, and had different effects. However, it did not do what I wanted.

Thanks for working on it. I will have to study what you have done. I was given another idea by a co-worker. He suggested an if statement. I tried it, but id did not work. I also tried and if statment to switch style sheets when viewed only in ie7. I read you can switch style sheets for certain browsers. I could not get it to switch. I have this: I copied the same style sheet, but used this in the ie7 style sheet: /* Drop-down menu styles */ #navbar li ul{ /*position:absolute;*/ z-index:100; visibility:hidden; } This was suggested earlier, and it worked well only in ie7. The other browsers had postition isssues. So I thought I could apply to the alternate style sheet only. I hope I'm making sense.

Deleting the position absolute worked in IE7, but he following issues came up. IE7 - there is a small gap between the navbar and the top of the drop down. It would seem to be an easy fix, except it would not fix the other browser issues below. IE6 - the drop down overlaps the navbar Firefox and Opera - They both have the small gap above the drop down, and the image on the left and the content text is pushed down on the page. My instructor told me that this would be a complicated layout for my first time, but why start easy.

I thought I had my scrolling issues solved thanks to advice of many. I added another drop down, and the scroll bars re-appeared. It will go away when I hover over contact. I have tried everything, but no success. I looked of all the code that was used to correct the first time this happened. I only see it in IE7. IE6 and Firefox looks fine. ww w.dmt port al.n et/dmt_csssite /layou thome2 .htm CSS: /* layoutstyles.css */ /* Universal style rule */ *{ /* Block all browser default margins and padding */ margin:0; padding:0; /* Temporary borders */ /*border:dashed 1px #f00;*/ } #wrapper{ width:910px; background-image:url(http://www.dmtportal.net/dmt_csssite/images/body_bg.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 21px 184px; margin: 0 auto; /* Center the wrapper */ margin: 0 auto; } body{ background-color: #7579a2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } /* Fixes the mysterious image gap */ #branding img{ display:block; height:165px; width:905px; margin-bottom:-7px; } /* Navbar division */ #navbar{ display:block; width:910px; height:26px; margin-left:5px; padding-top:1px; } #navbar li li{ float:none; } /*removes border on linked images*/ #navbar img{ border-style: none; } /* Remove bullets from ul in the navbar */ #navbar ul{ list-style-type:none; } /* List items in the navbar */ #navbar li{ float:left; /* Required for drop-down menus */ position:relative; } /* Applies to navbar links, unvisited and visited */ #navbar a, #navbar a:link, #navbar a:visited{ text-decoration:none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#FFE4A8; text-align:center; outline-style:none; } /* Navbar hover, active, and current page links */ #navbar a:hover, #navbar a:active, #navbar li.selected a:link, #navbar li.selected a:visited{ color:#592E07; } /* Drop-down menu styles */ #navbar li ul{ position:absolute; z-index:100; visibility:hidden; } /* Make drop-down visible on navbar hover */ #navbar li:hover ul, #navbar li a:hover ul{ /* IE6 hack */ visibility:visible; top:25.6px; left:0; } /* Applies to links on the drop-down menu */ #navbar li:hover ul li a, #navbar li a:hover ul li a{ /* IE6 hack */ background:#4F4C8F; /* Removes bg image */ text-align:left; font-size:12pt; display:block; width:105px; padding:0 0 0 12px; height:auto; } /* Hover on drop-down menu links */ #navbar li:hover ul li a:hover, #navbar li a:hover ul li a:hover{ /* IE6 hack */ background: #6C6ABD; color:#fff; } /* IE6 hack applies to its table drop-down */ #navbar table { margin:-1px; border-collapse:collapse; position:absolute; top:2px; left:0; z-index:100; } #leftcolumn{ /* Remember, content left margin must match this width */ background-color: #1a1666; display:block; width:300px; height:315px; float:left; display:inline; margin-left:49px; margin-top:12px; } #content{ /* Left margin must match leftcolumn width */ background-image:url(http://www.dmtportal.net/dmt_csssite/images/text_bg.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 82px 45px; color:#fff; font-size:12pt; margin-right:13px; margin-left:300px; padding:44px; padding-left:130px; } span.lbl { float: left; display: block; width: 8em; } #content img{ display:block; display:inline; margin-bottom:23px; padding-right:70px; margin-top:-37px; } /* Applies to h1 elements in the content division */ #content h1{ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:24pt; color:#fff; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:1.28px; } /* Applies to unordered lists in the content division */ #content ul{ font-size:12pt; padding-left:40px; } #content p{ font-size:12pt; line-height:25px; } #footer{ width:877px; text-align:center; margin-left:24px; padding-top:46px; padding-bottom:12px; } #footer p{ color:#fff; font-size:7pt; line-height:12px; }

I used the csshover.htc and I added {display:inline;} in a couple of floated elements. I down loaded IE6, and everything seem to look and work fine. IE6 is really a nuisance. Thanks again.

I found from a couple of sources that use {display:inline; }, and it works well with floated elements. I've tried it on my site, and it helped a little bit with the navbar margin doubling in IE6. I'm not exactly sure where to put it though. I've tried inserting it in all my floated elements with different results. Iv'e since then removed them all for now.

Thanks. That took care of the scrolling issue. That was driving me crazy. I added the character charset, and eliminated four of the validation errors. I'll work on the other errors later. I was told that the hacks for the drop downs will not validate. My style sheet validates though. I do not have IE6, so I can't see the navbar issues. Is IE6 still down loadable ? Is there a way to check for those issues without having IE6? I heard that older browser has always been an issue with web developers.

sorry about that. I gave you the old site anyways. Here it is ww w.dm tpor tal.n et/dmt_csssite/layouthome2.htm

I just re-designed my website using a css tableless format. This is my first css site. I am almost done, but I have an issue with the scrolling. When opening the page, I get side to side scrolling. It will go away when I click on the resume button in the nav bar. Then if I click on the drop down menu under the portfolio button, it will re-appear. It seem to only do this in IE7. I have looked at it in Opera, Safari and Firefox, and it does not have a problem. However, I've been using Firefoxe's web developer tools, and when viewing the block elements outlined, I see some movement in the block element just below it. I have tried everything. Any help would be great. Thanks site: www. dm t po rtal. net my css: /* layoutstyles.css */ /* Universal style rule */ *{ /* Block all browser default margins and padding */ margin:0; padding:0; /* Temporary borders */ /*border:dashed 1px #f00;*/ } #wrapper{ width:910px; background-image:url(http://www.dmtportal.net/dmt_csssite/images/body_bg.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 21px 184px; margin: 0 auto; /* Center the wrapper */ margin: 0 auto; } body{ background-color: #7579a2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } /* Fixes the mysterious image gap */ #branding img{ display:block; height:185px; width:905px; margin-bottom:-27px; } /* Navbar division */ #navbar{ display:block; width:910px; height:26px; margin-left:5px; padding-top:1px; } /*removes border on linked images*/ #navbar img{ border-style: none; } /* Remove bullets from ul in the navbar */ #navbar ul{ list-style-type:none; } /* List items in the navbar */ #navbar li{ float:left; /* Required for drop-down menus */ position:relative; } /* Applies to navbar links, unvisited and visited */ #navbar a, #navbar a:link, #navbar a:visited{ text-decoration:none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#FFE4A8; text-align:center; outline-style:none; } /* Navbar hover, active, and current page links */ #navbar a:hover, #navbar a:active, #navbar li.selected a:link, #navbar li.selected a:visited{ color:#592E07; } /* Drop-down menu styles */ #navbar li ul{ position:absolute; z-index:100; visibility:hidden; } /* Make drop-down visible on navbar hover */ #navbar li:hover ul, #navbar li a:hover ul{ /* IE6 hack */ visibility:visible; top:25.6px; left:0; } /* Applies to links on the drop-down menu */ #navbar li:hover ul li a, #navbar li a:hover ul li a{ /* IE6 hack */ background:#4F4C8F; /* Removes bg image */ text-align:left; font-size:12pt; display:block; width:105px; padding:0 0 0 16px; height:auto; } /* Hover on drop-down menu links */ #navbar li:hover ul li a:hover, #navbar li a:hover ul li a:hover{ /* IE6 hack */ background: #6C6ABD; color:#fff; } /* IE6 hack applies to its table drop-down */ #navbar table { margin:-1px; border-collapse:collapse; position:absolute; top:8px; left:0; z-index:100; } #leftcolumn{ /* Remember, content left margin must match this width */ background-color: #1a1666; display:block; width:300px; height:315px; float:left; margin-left:49px; margin-top:17px; } #content{ /* Left margin must match leftcolumn width */ background-image:url(http://www.dmtportal.net/dmt_csssite/images/text_bg.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 82px 72px; color:#fff; font-size:12pt; margin-right:13px; margin-left:300px; padding:25px; padding-left:150px; } #content img{ display:block; margin-bottom:25px; padding-right:70px; margin-top:-13px; } /* Applies to h1 elements in the content division */ #content h1{ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:24pt; color:#fff; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:1.28px; } /* Applies to unordered lists in the content division */ #content ul{ font-size:12pt; padding-left:40px; } #content p{ font-size:12pt; line-height:25px; } #footer{ width:877px; text-align:center; margin-left:24px; padding-top:18px; padding-bottom:12px; } #footer p{ color:#fff; font-size:7pt; line-height:12px; } #footer img{ display:block; position:relative; margin-top:17px; margin-left:25px; }