 <p>Using</p> <p>include 'includes/top.php';</p> <p>and</p> <p>include '../includes/top.php';</p> <p>within the same file are trying to include different files.. If these statements are in a php page at <code>/path/page.php</code>, the first line would try to include <code>/path/includes/top.php</code> and the second would look for <code>/includes/top.php</code> because <code>../</code> tells it to go to parent directory. Perhaps both of these files exist? The latter may not have the correct css or something.</p>