Hi Erik, I'm not really sure about speed, and I can't speak about Unix (I'm a Windows developer), but one thing I can tell you about relative paths vs. absolute paths is relative paths will allow the site to be moved easily.
For example, if you develop the site on one machine, test it on another, and have a third box for production, if you use absolute paths, you need to make sure you put the site one the same drive letter, in the same path, on all three machines. With relative paths, you can place the site anywhere you need, and there should be no issues resolving pages/resources. Also, if there is ever a chance your employer will want to move this site to another production machine, using relative paths now will make that future move immensely easier. Hope that helps. -John On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Erik R. Peterson <eriks...@mac.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Someone wants me to use FULL DIRECTORY PATHS for every page and script for > a website I just completed. I argued that it would slow down the website > for users... I prefer relative paths such as "/src/" and "/img/". > > Am I wrong to say this? > > Is there really a difference in performance with speed whether I use > absolute or relative paths? > > Love to hear your opinion... > > Thanks. > > Erik > > BTW - the website was transferred from WINDOWS SERVER to a UNIX... I > actually preferred Windows. I'm dealing > with a Network Admin that doesn't know web design... >
