What's A Full Path To Server Root?

kah22

I am attempting to import old html pages into wordpress using the HTML Page Import Plugin. Part of the instructions asks for 'The beginning directory.' and states: ' This should be a full path from the server root, on the same server where WordPress is running now.' I don't understand this


What I have done is created a directory on myblog.com and called it old-rticles. I've ftp' the old html files into that directory, just to give them a home and now I want to import them into a folder on my actual blog entitled 'articles.' I'm confused though as to how I can find 'the full path from the server root.' When I try the like of /public_html/old-articles or mysite.com/articles I get a message something like this.

Warning: scandir(/public_html/old-articles) [function.scandir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /websites/LinuxPackage04/ke/vi/nh/mysite.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/import-html-pages/html-import.php on line 554


How do I figure out what the root is?

S0litaire

Are you running this on your own machine or is it on the internet?

Mymymy

From the server root means from the highest level directory / on the server - not from the top level of your site.

So from the details provided the full path from the server root for public_html/old-articles would be /websites/LinuxPackage04/ke/vi/nh/mysite.com/public_html/old-articles

nick-mob

There's a couple of possibilities depending on who your host is, probably best to ask them what it is.Try mymymy's answer first though, as it looks like the most likely option.