Unable to load CSS files in Django

Question

I'm using Ubuntu and Django 1.3.7. Following are the various relevant settings:

My directory structure:

mysite/
      manage.py
      settings.py
      __init__.py
      urls.py
      myapp/
          __init__.py
          forms.py
          models.py
          views.py
          templates/
               index.html
               home.html
      static/
           common.css
           ...
           ...

My settings.py file:

import os.path
SETTINGS_ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ...
    ...
       'django.contrib.staticfiles'
    )
    STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(SETTINGS_ROOT, "static/")
    STATIC_URL = '/static/'

In my templates html file:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css">

Still, the pages don't show any images, css or js files. I've read the docs. But nothing helps. What else do I need to include/modify in order to get the files running?

Have you edited your URLconf correctly? Relevent docs [here](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/howto/static-files/) — Pestilence, Mar 12 '13 at 21:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '13 at 18:23

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STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    # Put strings here, like "/home/html/static" or "C:/www/django/static".
    # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
    '/path/to/your/project/assets',
)

answered Mar 12 '13 at 18:23

mVChr

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Still not working. I added: `os.path.join(SETTINGS_ROOT, "static/"),` – xan Mar 12 '13 at 18:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '13 at 02:16

settings.py

import os
SETTINGS_ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)

STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(SETTINGS_ROOT, "static")
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

STATICFILES_DIRS = (

    os.path.join(SETTINGS_ROOT, 'static'),
)

main urls.py

from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
from django.conf.urls.static import static
from django.contrib import admin
from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns

admin.autodiscover()

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    ................
) 

urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()

template

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css">

Sandeep Balagopal · Answer 3 · 2013-04-26T09:27:30.157

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my static file configurions are below.

PROJECT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
enter code herePER_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, os.path.pardir))
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(SUPER_DIR, 'static')
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

it might help

edited Apr 26 '13 at 09:27

answered Apr 26 '13 at 09:21

Sandeep Balagopal

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and use it like this – Sandeep Balagopal Apr 26 '13 at 09:26

Unable to load CSS files in Django

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