in PHP you can get the document root by: $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']. Ej:

PHP

<?php
$root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
$path = '/example/directory/';
$file = 'some-file.html';

include( $root . $path . $file );

...etc
?>

How can I get the value of $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] in jQuery/JavaScript?

jQuery

//Example:
var root = ????;
var path = 'example/directory/';
var file = 'some-file.txt';

$("#example").load( root + path + file );

Notes: Whenever I work on directories, on an HTML page, the "BASE" directory bees the directory of the current file. Ej, www.ejample/documents/examples/this-ex.html. If I just call $("#example").load( path + file ) the request would be documents/examples/ + example/directory. Like I said, it's not a question about server-side stuff. Is about getting a correct (and automatic) directory position

in PHP you can get the document root by: $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']. Ej:

PHP

<?php
$root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
$path = '/example/directory/';
$file = 'some-file.html';

include( $root . $path . $file );

...etc
?>

How can I get the value of $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] in jQuery/JavaScript?

jQuery

//Example:
var root = ????;
var path = 'example/directory/';
var file = 'some-file.txt';

$("#example").load( root + path + file );

Notes: Whenever I work on directories, on an HTML page, the "BASE" directory bees the directory of the current file. Ej, www.ejample./documents/examples/this-ex.html. If I just call $("#example").load( path + file ) the request would be documents/examples/ + example/directory. Like I said, it's not a question about server-side stuff. Is about getting a correct (and automatic) directory position

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• 2 js is client side, so you cant – user557846 Commented May 29, 2014 at 22:27
• look into this question- may be what you are looking for stackoverflow./questions/1368264/get-host-name-in-javascript – aarti Commented May 29, 2014 at 22:28
• @dagon if you carefully read my question, you'll see that this is not a server-sided issue/question. – Omar Juvera Commented May 29, 2014 at 22:29
• 4 And if you had a basic understanding of what you are talking about, then you would be aware that a DOCUMENT_ROOT is a purely server-side construct, which has no client-side meaning whatsoever … – C3roe Commented May 29, 2014 at 22:30
• 2 “Whenever I work on directories, on an HTML page, the "BASE" directory bees the directory I'm currently at” – that’s how relative paths are resolved, yes. And simply putting a leading slash in front of your path would probably solve your problem without any further effort … – C3roe Commented May 29, 2014 at 22:46

1 Answer 1

Are you looking for document.location.hostname?

var root = document.location.hostname;

$("#example").load( root + path + file );