This page is for anyone who needs to reference files on the PhixFlow Server.
Understanding the Soft Link Between Tomcat and PhixFlow
When you want to reference a file saved on the PhixFlow server, you need to use a path that the PhixFlow Webapp can understand. The PhixFlow webapp runs within Tomcat, so only knows about files below /opt/tomcat/webapps/phixflow
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| Soft link in Tomcat directory | points to → | Soft link in PhixFlow server | points to → | Directory containing files |
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/opt/tomcat/webapps/phixflow/datalink |
| /opt/phixflow/data/phixflow/Projects/MyProject/ |
The Path or URL to Use
Within PhixFlow, to refer to a file on the server, start the path with the datalink directory.
Examples:
- file path:
datalink/Project1/Images/file1.png - URL:
url("https:datalink/MyProject/MyImage.png")
Using a URL to Display an Image
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In your PhixFlow application, to display an image stored on the PhixFlow server, use the URL for it's location, for example: url("https:datalink/MyProject/MyImage.png").
For example, you can configure the following CSS Properties to use an image stored on the PhixFlow server as a background image.
- Name: background-image
- Expression: url("https:datalink/MyProject/MyImage.png")
- Name: background-repeat
- Expression: no-repeat
- Name: background-size
- Expression: choose size – could be 100%, 20px, auto; see Image Sizing.