So far I made it to the part where a user uploads an image but how can I use those images which are located in my media folder? Here is what I tried :
my view:
#I even tried to import MEDIA_ROOT to use it in my template...
#from settings import MEDIA_ROOT
def home(request):
latest_images = Image.objects.all().order_by('-pub_date')
return render_to_response('home.html',
#{'latest_images':latest_images, 'media_root':MEDIA_ROOT},
{'latest_images':latest_images,},
context_instance=RequestContext(request)
)
my model:
class Image(models.Model):
image = models.ImageField(upload_to='imgupload')
title = models.CharField(max_length=250)
owner = models.ForeignKey(User)
pub_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
my template:
{% for image in latest_images %}
<img src="{{ MEDIA_ROOT }}{{ image.image }}" width="100px" height="100px" />
{% endfor %}
and my settings.py MEDIA_ROOT and URL:
MEDIA_ROOT = '/home/tony/Documents/photocomp/photocomp/apps/uploading/media/'
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
So again here is what I am trying to do: Use those images in my templates!
On development machine, you need to tell the devserver to serve uploaded files
On production environment using normal filesystem storage, ensure the webserver has permission to write to MEDIA_ROOT. Also configure the webserver to read
/media/filename
from correct path.