Simple website won't open image on desktop using DIR

Question

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>This is Hello World page</title>

</head>
<body>
    <h1>Hello World</h1>
    <img src= "<?php echo __DIR__ .'/pic.png' ?>"> 
</body>
</html>

I can't figure out why the code isn't showing the image. I made sure to name the file with a .php extension and to put both files in the same folder (the desktop).

The eventual goal is to upload an entire folder to a server. Within that folder, there will be an index.php file and an image. How can I point the file to the image?

in the browser select "view source" see what that shows. if the pic isin the same folder, you dont need a path at all — , Nov 13 '16 at 02:11
Are you running it as http:// or file://? You can't use file:// — user2182349, Nov 13 '16 at 02:11
@user2182349 that's what I'm trying to avoid. I am trying to migrate from using file://C:/.... to `__DIR__` — whatwhatwhat, Nov 13 '16 at 02:12
If you want to work with PHP, you can use a stack like XAMPP or bitnami — user2182349, Nov 13 '16 at 02:13
@user2182349 I want to basically upload a folder to a server. Within that folder is a `index.php` file. This file needs to find an image within the same folder. How do I do this? — whatwhatwhat, Nov 13 '16 at 02:14
If I'm not mistaken, you can't put the image tag in the head. Move it inside your body tag. — Chin Leung, Nov 13 '16 at 02:14
@ChinLeung ok I moved it, but the broken image symbol is now simply beneath the title. — whatwhatwhat, Nov 13 '16 at 02:15
Possible duplicate of [How to run php files on my computer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8580273/how-to-run-php-files-on-my-computer) — Alessandro Da Rugna, Nov 13 '16 at 13:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '16 at 02:16

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If pic.png is in the same directory, this will work.

<img src="pic.png">

Also, move the img tag into the body.

answered Nov 13 '16 at 02:16

user2182349

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This worked on my laptop, but not on the actual server. – whatwhatwhat Nov 13 '16 at 02:27
Did you upload **pic.png**? – user2182349 Nov 13 '16 at 02:30
Yes. Both files are there. – whatwhatwhat Nov 13 '16 at 02:32
Can you see the page, without the image? – user2182349 Nov 13 '16 at 02:33
Yup! But there is a broken image symbol – whatwhatwhat Nov 13 '16 at 02:33
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Is the file name the same case? If you're on a Linux server, **pic.png** must be **pic.png**, it can't be **pic.PNG** or **Pic.png**. – user2182349 Nov 13 '16 at 02:35

Simple website won't open image on desktop using __DIR__

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Simple website won't open image on desktop using DIR