# Problem in loading images from external site

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-loading-images-from-external-site/173167>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-loading-images-from-external-site/173167 "2009-08-04T10:02:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tonymocha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@tonymocha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tonymocha)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-loading-images-from-external-site/173167/1 "2009-08-04T10:02:41Z")

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I am trying to load an external image from other website in my rails  
app. With following syntax:

\<%= image\_tag(‘[http://www.google.com/intl/en\_com/images/](http://www.google.com/intl/en_com/images/)  
logo\_plain.png’ %\>

It only display the text, but not the images itself.

I try to load the image through plain html and it is working fine. It  
is something to do with Rails Configuration for preventing loading  
external resource?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![tonymocha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@tonymocha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tonymocha)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-loading-images-from-external-site/173167/2 "2009-08-04T11:31:40Z")

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2009/8/4 tonymocha [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> I am trying to load an external image from other website in my rails  
> app. With following syntax:
> 
> \<%= image\_tag(‘[http://www.google.com/intl/en\_com/images/](http://www.google.com/intl/en_com/images/)  
> logo\_plain.png’ %\>

You have a missing ) in the statement, though not necessarily the  
cause of the problem.  
Also have a look at the resulting html in the browser (View, Page  
Source or similar) to see what is there.

Colin