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linking files on server

Posted on October 31, 2018

Hey guys,

A proper NOOB here so please forgive the simple questions.

I have created a dashboard in HTML and JavaScript but it links to files which I have uploaded to my droplet. On my PC it works fine using simple relative links but it does not seem to function at all on the droplet.

How should I alter my code to make it find a file located in the same droplet? Do I need an absolute reference?

Cheers

Rich



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Hello there,

If the files are located in the directory as the file (let’s say index.html) then a full path reference wont be needed.

If they’re in subdirectories then you need to specify the path the to file starting from the current directory. A full path will also work but it’s not that common practice.

You can the Mozilla docs for web development, you might find it useful.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/Dealing_with_files

Regards

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