Referencing directory CSS/JS from a subdirectory

Question

I have a website where I am referencing the CSS/JS in the root directory. I want to create a sub-section of the website under it's own directory. The problem is that I am referencing the CSS/JS in the main directory and I want to know what the best way to reference the CSS/JS would be for the subdirectory.

If I just use the http address for the files it works, but I think there could be a better way to go about this. Does anyone have any opinion on the matter?

Use a relative path always you can ... css-tricks.com/quick-reminder-about-file-paths and stackoverflow.com/questions/5815452/… — DaniP
– DaniP, Commented Dec 26, 2013 at 19:34

Dryden Long · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-26 19:36:49Z

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You can use ../ to specify the parent directory when using relative paths. So for example, if your file structure is something like this:

root
    index.html
    style.css
    javascript.js
    subdirectory
        subpage.html

Then in your subpage.html file, use:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css">
<script src="../javascript.js"></script>

answered Dec 26, 2013 at 19:36

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