-define ('VAR_FILES', $cfg['var_root'] . 'files/');
-define ('VAR_LINKS', $cfg['var_root'] . 'links/');
+define('VAR_FILES', $cfg['var_root'] . 'files/');
+define('VAR_LINKS', $cfg['var_root'] . 'links/');
+define('VAR_ASYNC', $cfg['var_root'] . 'async/');
+define('VAR_ALIAS', $cfg['var_root'] . 'alias/');
+
+// helping variable to build absolute link to
+// root of the domain without handling the URL scheme
+$absPrefix = parse_url($cfg['web_root'], PHP_URL_PATH);
+if (true === empty($absPrefix)) {
+ // fallback if installation isnt done yet: relative links to same level on the current page
+ $absPrefix = './';
+}
+define('JIRAFEAU_ABSPREFIX', $absPrefix);