Resource URL and Resource Path--help, please?! Nothing shows up in FCKeditor...

if the Resource URL and Resource Path configuration options are set properly then everything should work fine.

It would be enormously appreciated if someone could clearly explain **what these are**. Examples are most welcome.

I have tried every translation I can imagine of the directions I have found, and I am still getting a blank screen when FCKeditor opens, and therefore cannot create any links, document or image.

**Here is what I’m using (in all the places below): http://www.domain.com/assets/**

As I understand it, these settings must be entered in:
1. Manager Users > User setting
2. Tools > Configuration > Interface & Features
3. Tools > Configuration > File Manager

Please correct me if I’m wrong. Assume you’re talking to someone who knows nothing, which is probably true.

Thank you!

Examples from my sites, local and two different web hosting companies:
Local Machine set up :

Type 1 Web Hosting set up :

Type 2 Web Hosting set up :


Don’t forget to make sure folders have permissions set to allow editing/uploading.

Re: Permissions, should this be 777 ? (Assets, Files, Images seem to be 755 before any changes.)

Re: Resource Path, well, I guess I was waaay off. How do I determine this?? My hosting account holds only one folder/domain, which is named "domain.com"

At least it looks as though I didn’t muff the Resource URL, but I sure would welcome ideas as to how to figure the Resource Path....

You have it right, the settings are set in the locations you specify.

You may have the wrong path information.

1. Manager Users > User setting

This one is for individual users. You can have different settings for each user.

2. Tools > Configuration > Interface & Features

Here you need to set both the Resource Path and the Resource URL. The path will be a file path like ’domain/root/assets’ - this is just an example setting. The URL is almost always ’assets/’ - Note: you should have the <base> tag in your site header in order for the url to point to the right place.

3. Tools > Configuration > File Manager

This is not related to the editor, this is for the File Manager built in to the manager (Resources > Manage Files).

Hope this helps.

EDIT: you can find this info by checking the phpinfo in the Reports > System Info under DOCUMENT_ROOT.

Thanks - first question...

EDIT: you can find this info by checking the phpinfo in the Reports > System Info under DOCUMENT_ROOT.

It says "no value" - translation? (or maybe better put: solution?)



EDIT: Maybe a better question to ask is whether there is any way to reset to the original entries?

I have too many questions; I’m sorry, and hope I can ask some more...

1. This is clear. Thanks!

2. This isn’t quite clear (to me):

The path will be a file path like ’domain/root/assets’ - this is just an example setting

Let’s use my "domain.com" - would this then be ’domain.com/root/assets/’? Or is there somewhere I can find this (as it should be) in phpinfo, too?

Note: you should have the <base> tag in your site header in order for the url to point to the right place.

Could you explain this further, please? Not sure what <base> tag is...

3. If I get "no value" in phpinfo for doc_root, does this mean the File Manager does not have a handle on all the files?

Thank you very much for your trouble!

Sending environment values like DOCUMENT_ROOT is often blocked at the server end for security reasons, or simply the server is not configured to send that value.

Do not be confusing a URL (http://www.mydomain.com/whatever) with a filesystem path! They are two different things! One begins where your web server puts its HTML files (like index.php) and the other is where the server stores its files.

The sure way to find out is to go to the phpinfo() link in Reports -> System Information. Scroll to the bottom, where all the SERVER values are listed, and look for _SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]. On my local environment, it says

/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/0962/manager/index.php

so for my paths I need

/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/0962/assets/

A common Linux hosting path will look like

/home/domain-or-username/public_html

so the path needed would be

/home/domain-or-username/public_html/assets/

The <base> tags mentioned is a meta tag that goes in your template’s head:

The style of using a closing tag is to make IE play nice with it.