An absolute path is created whenever your link uses the full URL of an object or page. For instance, http://www.webune.com is an absolute path to a specific web site. This method is the best choice whenever you need to send a visitor to another site or need to get content from another site. While you can use it within your own site, there is rarely ever a need to do so.
Relative Paths
example: images/folder/image.jpg
In the example above, the relative path to http://www.webune.com/images/folder/image.jpg is images/folder/image.jpg As you can probably guess by now, relative paths are used much more frequently than absolute paths. Any time you need to send a visitor to another page within your site or include an object from your site (like an image) on one of your pages a relative link will work just fine. Which form of relative link you should use will depend on how the site is constructed. Document and root relative paths each have a place in the building of a web site. Read on for a break down of each type.