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

Two that I frequently use are:

Relative positioning: helps you style elements relative to other elements. E.g. you want to move an input to the right relative to the div it's inside.

Fixed positioning: great for things like Refresh suggestions that get 'fixed' so that they follow you wherever you scroll.

It's best to play around with them and see for yourself.