Fixing phpthumb Paths That Duplicate the Image Directory

If phpThumb returns a doubled path, the problem is usually how the input path is passed into the snippet, not phpThumb itself.

A classic phpThumb failure in Evolution CMS is a doubled asset path, where the generated thumbnail URL repeats part of the source location and falls back to the no-image placeholder.

Example symptom

<img src="[[phpthumb? &input=`[+image+]` &options=`w=150,h=76,far=C,bg=FFFFFF`]]" />

Result:

/assets/cache/phpthumbof//assets/snippets/phpthumbof/150x76-noimage.89b.jpg

What this usually means

The input value is being resolved against the wrong base path, or the snippet already expects a path relative to a different root. Once the path is normalized correctly, phpThumb can generate the thumbnail as intended.

Recommendation

Inspect the raw TV or placeholder value before it enters phpThumb. Make sure you know whether the source is absolute, relative to the site root, or relative to another asset directory.

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