[support] Path question

[Brian Choc]

Depending on where you're trying to use it, and if you can use PHP, you
might try

<?php print base_path() ?>

Brian


On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Néstor <rotsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> That sounds like a possible fix but I do not have control of the domain and
> subdomain names.
>
> thanks,
>
> Nestor :-)
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure I totally understand your question, but I'll tell you what
>> works consistently for me with simplest possible set up on the server and no
>> .htaccess or mod_rewrite complications. This just works.
>>
>> I always have my Drupal root at the domain root. For example:
>> http://www.example.com.
>>
>> If I need to put the site in a subdirectory, I will always create a
>> sub-domain. For example, if the Drupal directory is at:
>> example.com/drupal, I will create a subdomain called drupal.example.comthat transforms
>> example.com/drupal into a domain root (drupal.example.com).
>>
>> One of the reasons I do this is that I find root-relative links to be the
>> most stable for links inside text areas. So links that I create inside nodes
>> or custom blocks to other places on the same site I'll make them
>> root-relative which is like, "/custompath" or "/longer/custompath".
>>
>> Note however when you are in Drupal admin screens (as opposed to a node
>> body or custom block) you don't put the forward slash at the beginning.
>> Drupal itself doesn't have a hard time keeping track of where its root
>> directory is and beginning with a forward slash will not work.
>>
>> I've had trouble with truly relative links created inside nodes, such as a
>> link like "custompath" or "node/1". Root-relative links take the guesswork
>> out. But the downside of root-relative is that they always go to the domain
>> root, even if the Drupal root is in a sub-directory.  And so that is why I
>> use the subdomain trick in those situations because the sub-domain
>> essentially changes the location of the domain root.
>>
>> This system makes moving the site to another server, another domain, or
>> another directory on the same server, really, really simple.
>>
>> Hope this makes some sense to you.
>>
>> This isn't necessarily the "best" way, it's the way I've simplified things
>> for myself so I don't have to be too much of a server geek and I get
>> consistent results.
>>
>> Shai
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Néstor <rotsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have create a block that has some basic html links like
>>> <a href="/nestor/scroller612/as_dept/as_main">Admin Services</a>
>>>
>>> This works but if I were to move my drupal site this will not work.
>>>
>>> If I were to set the link as follows it will not work
>>> <a href="as_dept/as_main">Admin Services</a>
>>>
>>> Now what is the proper way to point to a link ina drupal page?
>>>
>>> How do you tell it to use the drupal site path + the location of the
>>> link  you want to access?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Nestor :-)
>>>
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