why wont my javascript work on my server?

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Could anyone tell me how to get this code working on a web server. It works fine locally but the calculations don't work online. What has gone wrong? The html file is in the same folder as the jquery.js file.

http://jsfiddle.net/nyree/3CgcH/

thanks in advance for any help

What's the link to your site? Your fiddle doesn't represent the actual issue. — j08691
– j08691, Commented Mar 9, 2012 at 17:41

Brandon · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-09 17:37:53Z

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<script type="text/javascript" src="/spreadsheets/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/yahoo-min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/yahoo-dom-event.js"></script>

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="YUI/fonts-min.css" />                       
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/cookie-beta-min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/cookie-min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="YUI/tabview.css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/element-beta-min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/tabview-min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="YUI/container.css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="YUI/container-min.js"></script>

None of these files exist on jsFiddle's server. You need to change your reference URLs.

What exists on your server has nothing to do with what exists on jsFiddle's server.

jsFiddle only knows a part of the path, /spreadsheets/jquery.js. That is a relative URL to their server. If you want your code to work on someone elses server, you either need to be able to put the files on their server to maintain the path structure, or change the URLs to be absolute.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://YOURWEBSITE.com/spreadsheets/jquery.js"></script>

answered Mar 9, 2012 at 17:37

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user1236274 Over a year ago

but they are all on my server, so why shouldn't it work? Sorry to appear so dim, I am new to javascript

user1236274 Over a year ago

what should I change them to - can you give me an example please?

James Williams Over a year ago

It is looking for the javascript files relative to the website. jsfiddle.net/YUI/yahoo-min.js (does not exist). It does not know that it is on your server or how to get to it unless told. This would be by using yourserver/YUI/yahoo-min.js or similar for the rest of the js files.

user1236274 Over a year ago

These responses don't explain what is happening - it WORKS perfectly on jsfiddle (without the files on their server) it DOESN'T work correctly on my server (even though I've uploaded the files to a directory called spreadsheets, with the html file included) this is what I don't understand!

Brandon Over a year ago

@user1236274, Do you have a link so that we can actually see the issue? Because jsFiddle should not work at all as it has none of the files.

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