themes folder outside app dir. images handled by themes-asset controller.

htdocs/application/.htaccess

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Deny from all

htdocs/application/config/routes.php

@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ $route['iphone/view/:any'] = 'iphone/view';
 
 $route['404_override'] = 'main/error_404';
 
-$route['application/themes/:any'] = 'theme_assets/css';
+$route['themes/:any/css/:any'] = 'theme_assets/css';
+$route['themes/:any/images/:any'] = 'theme_assets/images';
 
 /* End of file routes.php */
 /* Location: ./application/config/routes.php */

htdocs/application/controllers/theme_assets.php

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Function list:
  * - __construct()
  * - css()
+ * - images()
  * Classes list:
  * - Theme_assets extends CI_Controller
  */
@@ -19,22 +20,40 @@ class Theme_assets extends CI_Controller
 	function css() 
 	{
 		$theme = config_item('theme');
-		$css_file = $this->uri->segment(5);
-		$css_file = str_replace('.css', '', $css_file);
+		$css_file = $this->uri->segment(4);
 
 		//file path
-		$file_path = 'application/themes/' . $theme . '/css/' . $css_file . '.css';
+		$file_path = 'themes/' . $theme . '/css/' . $css_file;
 
 		//fallback to default css if view in theme not found
 		
 		if (!file_exists($file_path)) 
 		{
-			$file_path = 'application/themes/default/css/' . $css_file . '.css';
+			$file_path = 'themes/default/css/' . $css_file;
 		}
 
-		//get and send
-		$contents = file_get_contents($file_path);
+		//send
 		header('Content-type: text/css');
-		echo $contents;
+		readfile($file_path);
+	}
+	
+	function images() 
+	{
+		$theme = config_item('theme');
+		$image_file = $this->uri->segment(4);
+
+		//file path
+		$file_path = 'themes/' . $theme . '/images/' . $image_file;
+
+		//fallback to default css if view in theme not found
+		
+		if (!file_exists($file_path)) 
+		{
+			$file_path = 'themes/default/images/' . $image_file;
+		}
+
+		//send
+		header('Content-type: ' . mime_content_type($file_path));
+		readfile($file_path);
 	}
 }

htdocs/application/core/MY_Loader.php

@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ class MY_Loader extends CI_Loader
 
 		//fallback to default view if view in theme not found
 		
-		if (!file_exists('application/' . $view_path)) 
+		if (!file_exists($view_path)) 
 		{
 			$view_path = 'themes/default/views/' . $view . '.php';
 		}
 
 		//return
 		return $this->_ci_load(array(
-			'_ci_view' => '../' . $view_path,
+			'_ci_view' => '../../' . $view_path,
 			'_ci_vars' => $this->_ci_object_to_array($vars) ,
 			'_ci_return' => $return
 		));

htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/header.php

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $theme = $this->config->item('theme');
 //Carabiner
 $this->carabiner->config(array(
     'script_dir' => 'static/js/', 
-    'style_dir'  => 'application/themes/' . $theme . '/css/',
+    'style_dir'  => 'themes/' . $theme . '/css/',
     'cache_dir'  => 'static/asset/',
     'base_uri'	 => base_url(),
     'combine'	 => true,