What are the potential issues with using relative paths for images and CSS files in a PHP RewriteEngine setup?

When using relative paths for images and CSS files in a PHP RewriteEngine setup, the paths may become incorrect due to the rewritten URLs. To solve this issue, you can use PHP to dynamically generate the base URL for your assets by detecting the current protocol and domain. 

<?php
// Get the base URL dynamically
$protocol = isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] === 'on' ? "https" : "http";
$host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
$base_url = "{$protocol}://{$host}";

// Use the base URL for your image and CSS paths
echo "<img src='{$base_url}/images/image.jpg'>";
echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='{$base_url}/css/styles.css'>";
?>

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