Question

i have a problem with django static files handling.

I am confused about how to use MEDIA_ROOT, STATIC_ROOT, MEDIA_URL and STATIC_URL

I have a file structure like this(sorry, i dont know how to indent properly :S):

static/
    css/
    img/
    js/

For example, if I have a .css file in my css dir, how could I reach it?

Answer 1

MEDIA_ROOT and MEDIA_URL are deprecated. Use STATIC_ROOT and STATIC_URL.

STATIC_ROOT = "Absolute path to your static directory" (Example: /home/your_app/static)
STATIC_URL = "/static/" (Could be anything you would like to use)

When you want to serve static content pass the context_instance and in your template use,

{{STATIC_URL}}/file_path_from_static_directory/

EDIT:

from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns

urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()