# Can't access api

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I collected a few defines from tests on different hosts before. Maybe, there is one for you. If you nest your cockpit deeper, you may adjust some paths to something like `basename(basename( __DIR__ ))`…

Setup (I used PHP and not the API, but I tested the API for the forms endpoint):

```auto
- cockpit/... --> Backend
- index.php --> Frontend
- .htaccess
- ...

```

## strato (shared host):

subdomain points to `/dir`

Frontend:

```php
define('BASE_URL', '/' . basename( __DIR__ ));
define('BASE_ROUTE', '/' . basename( __DIR__ ));
$options['route'] = preg_replace('#'.preg_quote(BASE_URL, '#').'#', '', parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH), 1);

```

Backend:

```php
define('COCKPIT_BASE_URL', '/' . basename( __DIR__ ));
define('COCKPIT_BASE_ROUTE', '/' . basename( __DIR__ ));
define('COCKPIT_DOCS_ROOT', dirname( __DIR__ ));

```

## Uberspace6, Uberspace7 (shared host)

works out of the box if using `var/www/virtual/$USER/html`

If using subomain `var/www/virtual/$USER/blog.example.com`:

Frontend: `.htaccess` needs `RewriteBase /`

Backend: `.htaccess` needs `RewriteBase /cockpit`

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