How do I center my header?

[bkkbint]

Hi:

 

Here's my code for my header.php file. Can anyone tell me why my header isn't centering? I've looked at it until I'm blind and I'm not seeing it :-( This is the absolute LAST thing I need to fix and everything is ready to go. Yay!!!

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Michelle

http://www.bkkbint.com

 

 

 

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// check if the 'install' directory exists, and warn of its existence

if (WARN_INSTALL_EXISTENCE == 'true') {

if (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/install')) {

$messageStack->add('header', WARNING_INSTALL_DIRECTORY_EXISTS, 'warning');

}

}

 

// check if the configure.php file is writeable

if (WARN_CONFIG_WRITEABLE == 'true') {

if ( (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/includes/configure.php')) && (is_writeable(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/includes/configure.php')) ) {

$messageStack->add('header', WARNING_CONFIG_FILE_WRITEABLE, 'warning');

}

}

 

// check if the session folder is writeable

if (WARN_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NOT_WRITEABLE == 'true') {

if (STORE_SESSIONS == '') {

if (!is_dir(tep_session_save_path())) {

$messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NON_EXISTENT, 'warning');

} elseif (!is_writeable(tep_session_save_path())) {

$messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NOT_WRITEABLE, 'warning');

}

}

}

 

// check session.auto_start is disabled

if ( (function_exists('ini_get')) && (WARN_SESSION_AUTO_START == 'true') ) {

if (ini_get('session.auto_start') == '1') {

$messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_AUTO_START, 'warning');

}

}

 

if ( (WARN_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY_NOT_READABLE == 'true') && (DOWNLOAD_ENABLED == 'true') ) {

if (!is_dir(DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD)) {

$messageStack->add('header', WARNING_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY_NON_EXISTENT, 'warning');

}

}

 

if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {

echo $messageStack->output('header');

}

?>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

<tr class="header">

<td valign="middle"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', 'BKK Bint') . '</a>'; ?></td>

<td valign="middle" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link . '</a>'; ?>  </td>

</tr>

</table>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">

<tr class="headerNavigation">

<td class="headerNavigation">  <?php echo $breadcrumb->trail(' » '); ?></td>

<td align="middle" class="headerNavigation"><?php if (tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) { ?><a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_LOGOFF, '', 'SSL'); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF; ?></a>  |  <?php } ?><a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL'); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT; ?></a>  |  <a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?></a>  |  <a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?></a>   </td>

</tr>

</table>

<?php

if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['error_message']) && tep_not_null($HTTP_GET_VARS['error_message'])) {

?>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">

<tr class="headerError">

<td class="headerError"><?php echo htmlspecialchars(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['error_message'])); ?></td>

</tr>

</table>

<?php

}

 

if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['info_message']) && tep_not_null($HTTP_GET_VARS['info_message'])) {

?>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">

<tr class="headerInfo">

<td class="headerInfo"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($HTTP_GET_VARS['info_message']); ?></td>

</tr>

</table>

<?php

}

?>

[Jack_mcs]

This section has errors

<tr class="header">
<td valign="middle"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', 'BKK Bint') . '</a>'; ?></td>
<td valign="middle" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link . '</a>'; ?>  </td>
</tr>

First, valign="middle" is for centering up and down. To center from side to side, use

align="center"

The use of valign="middle" and valign="bottom" is ambiguous, it can only be one or the other. The last problem is this line

<td valign="middle" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link . '</a>'; ?>  </td>

It doesn't do anything useful since it is incomplete code. At the same time, it also adds a second table cell to the right of your logo so there is no way for the logo to center. Try this

<tr class="header">
<td align="center"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', 'BKK Bint') . '</a>'; ?></td>
</tr>

 

Jack

[bkkbint]

This section has errors

<tr class="header">
<td valign="middle"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', 'BKK Bint') . '</a>'; ?></td>
<td valign="middle" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link . '</a>'; ?>  </td>
</tr>

First, valign="middle" is for centering up and down. To center from side to side, use

align="center"

The use of valign="middle" and valign="bottom" is ambiguous, it can only be one or the other. The last problem is this line

<td valign="middle" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link . '</a>'; ?>  </td>

It doesn't do anything useful since it is incomplete code. At the same time, it also adds a second table cell to the right of your logo so there is no way for the logo to center. Try this

<tr class="header">
<td align="center"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', 'BKK Bint') . '</a>'; ?></td>
</tr>

 

Jack

 

 

Hey Jack:

 

I tried that last piece of code you gave me but all it did was create my header TWICE once below the other? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Michelle

http://www.bkkbint.com

Michelle

[bkkbint]

Hey Jack:

 

I tried that last piece of code you gave me but all it did was create my header TWICE once below the other? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Michelle

http://www.bkkbint.com

Michelle

 

Oh and BTW, I changed the 'middle' codes to 'center' but that didn't make any difference either?

[bkkbint]

Oh and BTW, I changed the 'middle' codes to 'center' but that didn't make any difference either?

 

 

HELLO!!!!!!!! IGNORE completely my last two posts. I just realized I'd left a small piece of code in that was creating the second header.

 

Yay...it works. THANKS, JACK YOU'RE FABULOUS!! :D

 

That means I only have to finish uploading product and I can go properly live tomorrow.

 

Thanks soooo much.

 

 

Michelle

http://www.bkkbint.com