Thank you so much, you are a legend, sir! I can now continue my learning and combine my python database code with django.
I am very grateful, thank you for taking the time to explain this to me. Kind Regards, TiKhi On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 8:11:52 PM UTC, Thames Khi wrote: > > Thanks very much, I will give this a try now. > > On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 3:58:54 PM UTC, Andréas Kühne wrote: >> >> The setting you have to specify are: >> >> STATIC_URL and STATIC_ROOT. >> >> STATIC_URL is the url base for creating paths for the webserver to the >> static files. Usually you just leave this at '/static/' - however you could >> also set this to a completely different domain (if for example you were >> serving static files via cloudfront or other CDN's, or a different server). >> >> STATIC_ROOT is where you want the collectstatic command to copy all files >> to. Usually a directory within your project. I usually set this to >> STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static/') >> >> You don't need to set STATICFILES_DIRS at all - because that is only >> when you want to add files that do not reside within one of your >> applications static dir. >> >> Also when you use join, you shoiuldn't use absolute paths - you have >> written : os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "C:/workarea/AWSTest/web/") - you >> should only use the relative path compared to where your project resides. >> >> Finally - you should put the bootstrap files in a static directory (or a >> subdirectory to static) under one of you applications. Then run >> collectstatic - and you will get the files copied to the place you will >> serve them from (this is not necessary when running in debug though). >> >> Regards, >> >> Andréas >> >> 2017-02-01 16:00 GMT+01:00 Thames Khi <[email protected]>: >> >>> Thank you very much for your reply. I think I have missed something as >>> the python is duplicating the files and sticking them into a path I >>> specified. Here are my steps based on the document and what happens. >>> >>> 1) updated the urls.py in the project: >>> >>> from django.conf.urls.static import static >>> >>> urlpatterns = [ >>> >>> url(r'^data/', include('data.urls')), >>> url(r'^$', views.home, name='home'), >>> url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls), >>> ] + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT) >>> >>> 2) In settings,py added the following: >>> >>> >>> # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images) >>> # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/static-files/ >>> >>> STATIC_URL = '/static/' >>> #STATICFILES_DIRS = '/static/' >>> STATICFILES_DIRS = [ >>> os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "C:/workarea/AWSTest/web/"), >>> >>> ] >>> STATIC_ROOT = "C:/workarea/AWSTest/web/bootstrap/" >>> >>> url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls), >>> ] + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT) >>> >>> C:\workarea\AWSTest\web\data\static\home >>> >>> >>> 3) In your templates, either hardcode the url.. >>> >>> I am not sure about this as I do not want to hardcode things in my >>> templates unless it means the html page then thats cool. >>> >>> 4) python manage.py collectstatic >>> >>> This went and copied all the files and folders from apps and project >>> folders and put them in ./web/bootstrap >>> >>> in the app (data) I have also got static files in: >>> >>> web\bootstrap\data\static\home (root http:/myweb.com/) >>> >>> >>> Why do I need to specify all these directories and why do I need copies >>> of the static files in my app folder and my static root folder? I think I >>> need to find a video tutorial :( >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 10:48:53 AM UTC, Andréas Kühne wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> You will have to follow the following information: >>>> https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/static-files/ >>>> >>>> Make sure that the css files and js files are in the static directory. >>>> Then you can use {% static "css/bootstrap.min.css" %} for the filepath to >>>> the static files. The static files shouldn't have absolute file paths >>>> because you are accessing them from the webserver and the paths are >>>> relative to the current base url (or html file). There is no difference >>>> between bootstrap and other css / js files in this regard. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Andréas >>>> >>>> 2017-02-01 11:40 GMT+01:00 Thames Khi <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I tried to use locally installed bootstrap. My render HTML function is >>>>> calling my page. However using the relative path or even if add the >>>>> complete path, nothing works. >>>>> >>>>> If the html page is opened directly it works. >>>>> >>>>> Is there any decent documentation and examples of using locally >>>>> installed bootstrap with django? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Django users" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/a1b01bab-5236-4bb7-95cf-77c4ee7cc29e%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/a1b01bab-5236-4bb7-95cf-77c4ee7cc29e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Django users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/27b4ff88-fd37-4996-945e-440c48b6c241%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/27b4ff88-fd37-4996-945e-440c48b6c241%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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