[thelist] fqdn v. absolute or relative path

[Elfur Logadottir]

From: "Chris W. Parker"

| > absolute:
| > http://servername/directories/if/necessary/page.htm
| >
| > root relative:
| > /directories/if/necessary/page.htm
| >
| > relative:
| > ../if/necessary/page.htm
|
| > the second is better than the third, but in the example you
| > gave, where an
| > entire site is "moving up" two levels, the second will
| > require search &
| > replace while the third shouldn't

which is why you use version no. 4.
- you work from what will be root when in it's final place

site root relative
/necessary/page.htm

while including this in your header:

<base href=http://servername/directories/if/>

and then, when you move to your final destination all you have to do is
change your base tag

<base href="http://servername/">

and voilà you've removed your extra directories.

hth
elfur
*the delurking one*
(hi rudy ;)