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**debrag** · 09-09-2007, 12:47 PM

I use the code:

Code:

<?php include("xxx.php"); ?>

in a layout here but for some reason the sidebar (the include) is placed down the page.

The style is in the <head></head> on the main page and no head or body tags are in the sidebar file, the sidebar is here

Is there a problem with the layout or the style?

I am wanting the layout to be the same as the other pages on the site.

**jim.thornton** · 09-09-2007, 10:15 PM

The reason is most likely caused by the width defined for each box. put a color background to each of them (different), maybe orange and blue, then see if they over lap at all.

You can probably just shrink the content area by a few pixels and get it.

**joder** · 09-09-2007, 11:14 PM

A good debugging tool is the Web Developer add-on for Firefox.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60

Under Information -> Display Div Order you can see what you might want to work on. It also shows the extra div's the tool your using to develop with added.

The information under the Outline menu is also valuable.

**debrag** · 05:04 AM

so I've changed the width and the sidebar has moved up a bit.
I've also used the web developer and no extra div's are being displayed or at least I can't see them.

here

I think I may just use iframes but can everyone view them?

**joder** · 09-10-2007, 10:50 AM

Sorry debrag, but it is hard for me to debug the source. I noticed in the sidebar section there are too many opening div's that don't have the corresponding closing /div. I removed one <div id="sidebar"> and one <div align="left"> and the sidebar now aligns near to the top of the element.

I would suggest indenting your source where you can see where one element begins and ends.

Also in the head, you have two section of CSS. One is not commented out.

Hope this helps.

**debrag** · 09-10-2007, 02:31 PM

so i removed the <div id=sidebar> from the sidebar.php page as well as one of the <div align="left"> tags.

On the live site the sidebar starts when it is meant to but only the first part of it is there.

**joder** · 09-10-2007, 05:48 PM

Later this evening I may have some time to look at it. Unless someone does it before me.