Add image to header.tpl file

[sports guy]

Hi. I want to add an additional image to my header (in between my logo and my search box to the right). Normally and in the past, I would/have just added some html to my tpl_header.php page where I want the logo to appear. Then add the style to my stylesheet. This is what I am thinking:

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/MYIMAGE.gif" width="100" height="60" alt="Mid Header"></div>

But I am now wondering, if this would be the best practice to just add html to the .tpl php page? Plus, I am running both SSL and non SSL so I am a little worried about that image not showing correctly on each page (if I hard link). The image is in my images folder in my current loaded template. Is this the correct context? I see an aweful lot of syntax that is written in .php (which I am not good at) that looks like this:

<img src="<?php  echo $template->get_template_dir('',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images').'/'.HEADER_ICON_CART ?>" alt="cart icon" class="cart-icon"  />

I can get the text in the right area of the tpl_header.php file. And I can figure out how to style it. I am just concerned with the coding I need to add the the tpl_header.php file. Am I OK with the concept of the coding above for this page?

[kobra]

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/MYIMAGE.gif" width="100" height="60" alt="Mid Header"></div>

img src=".. should handle http or https

[sports guy]

OK so adding this text on the .tpl page will not be an issue. I have done it in the past, but was just wondering if it was not good practice. Thank you.

[kobra]

OK so adding this text on the .tpl page will not be an issue

Just use the template override system

[sports guy]

The image URL is not correct so it is not directing to my template folder. I have this coding:

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/midheader.png" alt="Best of Cincinnati Award"></div>

When I look at the source of the page, I see this:

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/midheader.png" alt="Best of Cincinnati Award"></div>

I am sorry for such a simple question, but how do I make this URL direct to my images folder (without putting in the whole URL)?

[kobra]

Oh your cart is in a folder....

Try

<div id="midheader"><img src="../store/images/midheader.png" alt="Best of Cincinnati Award"></div>

[sports guy]

Ohhh I see. I am supposed to put the image in the root image folder as the base of my shop. I was keeping the image in my customized template image folder. I just put the full URL with the https, so it will show in the non-SSL store; and when I go to the SSL store my users do not get the security notification. The way I do it now it shows my template folder in the source code. But I noticed the URL gives away the template location anyway, for other generated images as well.

[kobra]

That is what the php does - points to the template/images folder

DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images')