# Accessing images in the /public directory **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 16, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420 "2009-10-16T20:52:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420/1 "2009-10-16T20:52:42Z")
i am taking a style that someone else put together, and have a simple question… the page is currently buried in the site, along with its images… i moved the images to /public/images the only problem i have is… how do i access those files in this case… how do i encode the style attribute to access the images directory in the public directory? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420/2 "2009-10-16T21:02:51Z")
On Oct 16, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Sergio R. wrote: > background:url(‘/images/header\_bg.gif’); Note the initial / to make the path from your document root absolute. > how do i encode the style attribute to access the images directory in > the public directory? > > ## thanks! > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420/3 "2009-10-16T21:09:14Z")
Rob B. wrote: > On Oct 16, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Sergio R. wrote: > > > > > background:url(‘/images/header\_bg.gif’); > Note the initial / to make the path from your document root absolute. Yup. Also, never use the style attribute. Use a separate CSS file instead. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420/4 "2009-10-16T21:20:11Z")
got it! thanks for the help, guys… yes, this file is FULL of problems… i just need to get transferred over before i start fixing things… ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420/5 "2009-10-16T21:22:05Z")
Sergio R. wrote: > got it! thanks for the help, guys… > > yes, this file is FULL of problems… > > i just need to get transferred over before i start fixing things… Ouch! I’ve done that myself a few times. Good luck. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-images-in-the-public-directory/177420/6 "2009-10-16T21:30:33Z")
i got called in to put the guts into a design done by a college kid who ‘knows computers’…