html - When to use CSS positioning?

Question

I am new to the world of coding, XHTML, CSS as well as PHP. I have come across numerous tutorials regarding positioning i.e. relative, absolute and fixed however have no idea when I have to use them or when it is the best to use them. I would appreciate some examples.

Answer 1

ALA has a nice tutorial (there're lots of examples) CSS positioning can be especially useful when you need to position something that cannot be positioned within normal flow.