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Asked: 2026-06-04T17:59:12+00:00

For example utexas.edu prepend the path with a / <link rel=shortcut icon href=/sites/default/files/webcentral_favicon_0.ico type=image/x-icon

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For example utexas.edu prepend the path with a /

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/sites/default/files/webcentral_favicon_0.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

columbia.edu does not, it just starts with the folder name or path

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="sites/all/themes/base/columbia2/images/favicon-crown.png" type="image/x-icon" />

Both of these are relative, but I need a way to differentiate from absolute pahts.

How can I progrmatically tell when I’m working with a relative path or an absolute path?

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  1. Editorial Team

    URLS can be formatted like the following

    • Absolute:

      http://google.com, https://google.com

    • Scheme relative:

      //google.com links use the same scheme that the page was loaded

      //en.wikipedia.org/apple-touch-icon.png

    • Site absolute:

      /index.html

    • Page relative:

      index.html, ../index.html, ./index.html

    I don’t really understand the question, but you seem confused about what a relative/absolute URL is.

    If you need to convert a relative URL into an absolute, you can use http://code.google.com/p/js-uri/

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