or better <img src="<?php print base_path() . file_directory_path(); ?>/imagename.jpg" />
ie let Drupal determine the location of your file path and make sure you are using xhtml (so close the img tag with />)

Hans

2010/5/6 Nitesh <nitesh@nitesh.com.np>
try putting <img src="/sites/default/files/imagename.jpg">.


On 6 May 2010 09:25, Mutuku Ndeti <jnmutuku@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am editing "page.tpl" I have put in <img
> src="sites/default/files/imagename.jpg">.
>


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