--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2011/11/05 22:42:14	1.186
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2011/11/07 18:22:03	1.187
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.186 2011/11/05 22:42:14 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.187 2011/11/07 18:22:03 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ sub real_handler {
     my $uri = shift;
     if (!defined($uri)) { $uri = $r->uri(); }
     $env{'request.uri'} = $uri;
-    my $filename = '/home/httpd/html' . $uri;
+    my $filename = $r->dir_config('lonDocRoot').$uri;
     my $fh = Apache::File->new($filename);
     my $file;
     read $fh, $file, 100000000;