Re: Root Folder problems cont.
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20941
interpreted = N
texte = >Any tags using the root as the beginning of the file path >(i.e. file=/includes/header.inc or db=/databases/software,inc) will >return an unable to find file/database error. My installation is very >standard--the WebCatalog folder in the WebSTAR folder--and the root >folder preference is set to ../ > Can anyone clue me in to what other factors might affect WebCat's >understanding of the directory?Virtual domains, for one.Try using relative URLs instead of URLs that begin at the root, that's what the docs recommend -- and for good reason. But I guess you've discovered that already ... :)>I use [includes] to build headers, footers, and menus >on every page of my site, and changing them all to relative paths would >be an unnecessary pain.Why don't you keep those include files in the same folder as your templates? By the way, changing to relative paths will not be a pain if you use BBEdit to change them all at once. Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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>Any tags using the root as the beginning of the file path >(i.e. file=/includes/header.inc or db=/databases/software,inc) will >return an unable to find file/database error. My installation is very >standard--the WebCatalog folder in the WebSTAR folder--and the root >folder preference is set to ../ > Can anyone clue me in to what other factors might affect WebCat's >understanding of the directory?Virtual domains, for one.Try using relative URLs instead of URLs that begin at the root, that's what the docs recommend -- and for good reason. But I guess you've discovered that already ... :)>I use [includes] to build headers, footers, and menus >on every page of my site, and changing them all to relative paths would >be an unnecessary pain.Why don't you keep those include files in the same folder as your templates? By the way, changing to relative paths will not be a pain if you use BBEdit to change them all at once. Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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