Examples of Absolute and Relative Links Here are some examples of both relative and absolute URL links, according to the example hierarchy . Remember that you can't go above the root folder, even on virtual hosts. Although WebSTAR is running on your Mac, you still must work within the limits of the Internet and web serving conventions. Unfortunately, this may mean that you must rename or alias some of your files and folders. For simplicity, you should use standard English letters and numbers in your file names.
Extended characters can cause additional problems.
In that case, you must encode the links in HTML documents to these files using the standard Hex numbers for each special character. Some Mac HTML editors will perform this encoding for you automatically when you select a file and link it. Your web host directory structure does not have to match the actual file organization on your hard drive. For example, you may want to have descriptive default file names in each folder, store your images on another volume, move files without breaking links, or just make URLs simpler to type. To have the WebSTAR web server redirect a URL from the apparent location to your preferred file, you have to create a file in the correct location and respond to the request appropriately.