How to setup static files in Django [duplicate] - django

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I have follow several websites about how to setup static files in Django. Here are my steps.
Configure the setting.py:
STATIC_ROOT = '/Users/kin/mysite/static'
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
Run the collectstatic command:
python manage.py collectstatic
After that, I saw my image file is copied to the STATIC_ROOT.
Then in my template, I try to use my image file by:
<img border="0" src="{{ STATIC_URL }}images.jpg" width="304" height="228">
But there is no image when I load it on the browser. I checked the page source and STATIC_URL seems empty.
Can anyone shed some light here?
Thanks

Answer 1

Dont hard code the path in your setting. I usually put my static files in my main project, so my setting file look like this
import os
MAIN_PROJECT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
then
# Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to.
# Don't put anything in this directory yourself; store your static files
# in apps' "static/" subdirectories and in STATICFILES_DIRS.
# Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/static/"
STATIC_ROOT = ''
# URL prefix for static files.
# Example: "http://media.lawrence.com/static/"
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
# Additional locations of static files
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
# Put strings here, like "/home/html/static" or "C:/www/django/static".
# Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
# Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
os.path.join(MAIN_PROJECT, 'static/'),
)
After that, you can use {{ STATIC_URL }} in your view

Answer 2

Actually I got it right by just using the following code:
{% load staticfiles %}
<img border="0" src="{% static 'image.jpg' %}" width="304" height="228">
This will render the STATIC_URL path to me.
Thanks all for helping me out!

Answer 3

If you're running your app with python manage.py runserver then you may need to add the following to the end of your url conf (see docs).
from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()
The process for serving static files with django's dev server is different to the process for doing it with a production web server.

Answer 4

you can try with this
import settings in urls.py
and paste the below code in your urls.py
if settings.DEBUG:
urlpatterns += patterns('django.views.static',
(r'^static_media/(?P<path>.*)$',
'serve', {
'document_root': 'path/to/your/static/folder',
'show_indexes': True }),)
now go to your settings.py and change the setting like
MEDIA_URL = '/static_media/'
# Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to.
# Don't put anything in this directory yourself; store your static files
# in apps' "static/" subdirectories and in STATICFILES_DIRS.
# Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/static/"
STATIC_ROOT = ''
# URL prefix for static files.
# Example: "http://media.lawrence.com/static/"
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
now access your static file like
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{MEDIA_URL}}css/header.css" />