Define Server Variable

[blsn]

Hi,

 

I am building a web site and have included files that get used from the root and different sub directories within my site. For example:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; ?>/css/style.css">

 

These are the outputs of $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']:

 

Testing  server (http://localhost/mywebsite):

C:/xampp/htdocs/mywebsite

 

Share host server (http://www.mywebsite.com):

/home/mywebsite/public_html

 

How to define the above path correctly to work both on testing and hosting server?

[mac_gyver]

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] is the file system (disk) path to your document root folder. it is NOT used in html links/href statements on a web page. you must use a URL in links/href statements.

 

you can use a domain relative URL - href="/css/style.css" (the leading slash refers to the root of the domain of the current page.)

 

or you can use an absolute URL - href="http://<?php echo $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; ?>/css/style.css"

[blsn]

Thank you for your reply but this solution is good only for hosting server.

How can I use one code for both hosting and testing server?

[mac_gyver]

did you BOTHER to try it on your localhost server?

[blsn]

I've tried it on the local host server.

The outputs path is http://localhost/

 

Should be: http://localhost/mywebsite

 

p.s.

The output for the share hosting is o.k. (http://www.mywebsite.com).

 

Any advise on this matter would be appreciated.

[mac_gyver]

you should actually be using a virtual host setup on your localhost system so that there isn't any difference in the path (you can find how to do this common task by using google.)