Django-filebrowser path problems

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gerram

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Feb 4, 2011, 1:34:40 AM2/4/11
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Can anybody to help me with demo project of correct settings.py for
django-filebrowser and structure of folders. I tried very much places
of locate FILEBROWSER folders for media and uploads but always get
such error: 'Error finding Upload-Folder (MEDIA_ROOT +
FILEBROWSER_DIRECTORY). Maybe it does not exist?'
Best regards, George

gerram

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Feb 5, 2011, 10:27:16 PM2/5/11
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I decided my problem!
If you use dynamic method for getting you path, example:

import os
SITE_ROOT = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(SITE_ROOT, 'media')

you can dismiss path of you real folder especially when project lies
outside of the site root.

I check it out in folder with project:
python manage.py shell
>>> from django.conf import settings
>>> import filebrowser.settings
>>> filebrowser.settings.MEDIA_ROOT
/var/www/mysite.com/media
>>> filebrowser.settings.DIRECTORY
uploads/

you can check is or not is such folder: (/var/www/mysite.com/media/
uploads/)

Good luck!

Felix Schlitter

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Dec 7, 2012, 3:35:29 AM12/7/12
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Thanks for sharing!
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