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Asked: 2026-06-16T04:52:18+00:00

I was trying to create a link that allow user to download file from

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I was trying to create a link that allow user to download file from my server but I got “xxx.tgz what not found on this server” error.

My code is very simple:

<a href="/var/www/ci/cilog/dir/test.tgz">test.tgz</a><br>

When I click the link, it will show the “test.tgz was not found on this server” error.

Sorry for repost this question again but none of the posted solution works for me. I tried to changed the default file in the apache2 folder but it didn’t work.

Can anyone help me out here?

Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Don’t use the path on your server in your web address. The webserver thinks a certain folder is its root, and doesn’t expose any other folders.

    For example, this site is http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13996344, not /var/www/stackoverflow/questions (I know that’s not how this site works, but it’s just an example).

    The path needs to be the web root, not a server path.

    Assuming /var/www is your webroot.

    <a href="http://yourpage/ci/cilog/dir/test.tgz">test.tgz</a><br>

    Or, you can use / to point to the root of your website:

    <a href="/ci/cilog/dir/test.tgz">test.tgz</a><br>
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