As m1chael said it's a very common subject and it's already answered several times on this list. Simple do a searh and you'll find your answer.
2010/11/13 m1chael <myk...@gmail.com> > Hi.. > > This is a common subject! > > Your best bet is to just configure apache or lighthttpd to serve your > static files... > > ~mike > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Jon Snidal <jsni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > First post to the group, and sorry it's on this common subject! I > > have tried to read every post on this and cannot seem to get it. I'm > > using Django 1.2.3, and therefore believe the instructions here apply: > > > > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/howto/static-files/ > > > > My project is in folder 'MCOd' and I have created a folder 'static' > > under that into which I have placed my CSS files and images (images in > > another subfolder). To urls.py I have added: > > > > urlpatterns += patterns('', > > (r'^static/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve', > > {'document_root': settings.STATIC_DOC_ROOT}), > > (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)), > > ) > > > > To settings.py I have added: > > > > STATIC_DOC_ROOT = '/Users/jonno/django_projects/MCOd/static' > > > > This is what it says to do in the above referenced Django > > documentation. Nothing is mentioned about MEDIA_ROOT or MEDIA_URL, so > > I have left them intact (''). Many posts mention putting paths there, > > but not the Django doc. I didn't want to try the django-staticfiles > > packages as I understand this is folded into newer versions, so I'll > > deal with changes in an upgrade. I'm really only trying to add a > > little Django functionality to an existing static site, so dealing > > with my vast number of static files easily is crucial. Of course, my > > plan is to generate more of my site dynamically over time. I just > > can't get past this point! Thanks for any help -- Jon. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<django-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<django-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
