Http-server: Error loading files from parent directory

[dKab]

It's not an issue (most likely) but I have to be sure.

I have directory tree similar to:

• project
  
  
  
  • bower_components
  
  
  • lib
    
    
    
    
    
    • lib.css
    
    
    
  
  
  • app
  
  
  • index.html
  
  

My http-server is running in app directory. If I try to include lib.css in my index.html I get 404 error. I suspect that it is normal behavior and http-server can't serve files from ancestor directories. Am I correct? Or is it something wrong with my setup and http-server is supposed to be able to serve such files

[derhuerst]

How do you include lib.css?

[derhuerst]

AFAIK, ecstatic (the lib underlying http-server) blocks requests that leave the web root.

[dKab]

How do you include lib.css?

 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../bower_components/lib/lib.css" /> 

why?

[derhuerst]

Can you have a look at what HTTP status code is being returned? If you get a 403 just like ecstatic's source code implies, this is the explanation.

[dKab]

it's 404 - request goes to /bower_components/lib/lib.css ignoring ".." at the begining and of course it's not there.

[dpk-kakkar]

one can see the solution here :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23815695/how-do-i-load-a-file-in-a-parent-directory-using-http-server/45956694#45956694

[Jun711]

The workaround from the stackoverflow link above is NOT to access a parent directory and have your files in the same directory or child directories.