[1.7.x] Fixed #1349 -- Clarified docs on serving files from STATIC/MEDIA_URL.

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Tim Graham 2014-05-05 07:36:53 -04:00
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@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ details on how ``staticfiles`` finds your files.
by putting those static files inside *another* directory named for the
application itself.
.. _serving-static-files-in-development:
Serving static files during development.
========================================
@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ this by adding the following snippet to your urls.py::
folder; it doesn't perform static files discovery like
:mod:`django.contrib.staticfiles`.
.. _serving-uploaded-files-in-development:
Serving files uploaded by a user during development.
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@ -1723,7 +1723,8 @@ Default: ``''`` (Empty string)
URL that handles the media served from :setting:`MEDIA_ROOT`, used
for :doc:`managing stored files </topics/files>`. It must end in a slash if set
to a non-empty value.
to a non-empty value. You will need to :ref:`configure these files to be served
<serving-uploaded-files-in-development>` in both development and production.
Example: ``"http://media.example.com/"``
@ -2851,6 +2852,10 @@ If not ``None``, this will be used as the base path for
It must end in a slash if set to a non-empty value.
You may need to :ref:`configure these files to be served in development
<serving-static-files-in-development>` and will definitely need to do so
:doc:`in production </howto/static-files/deployment>`.
.. setting:: STATICFILES_DIRS
STATICFILES_DIRS