Adding content with images - basic

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Image paths in the content

When you copy the path of the uploaded file into the content to place the image, the correct way to specify "img src=" depends on your site's setup. Assuming that "filepath" is your Drupal images directory:

a) If you are using Clean URLs, then specify an absolute domain-independent path:
- When a site is accessed as http://example.com then use "/filepath/image.png".
- When a site is accessed as http://example.com/drupalsite then use "/drupalsite/filepath/image.png".

b) If you are not using Clean URLs, then (a) is still OK, but you have a simpler alternative: You can always specify only a relative path, for example "filepath/image.png" (without a front slash), no matter whether the site is accessed as a subdirectory or not.

Obviously a fully qualified URL for an image ("http://example.com/filepath/image.png") will always work as long as your site's domain remains the same.

Note: When switching between "Clean URLs" and "no Clean URLs" or when changing a site's URL path, image links may break if you don't take into account these differences.