diff --git a/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
index 5014d6ba83..4ed86fb64f 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ define('SYS_PLUGIN_PATH', 'SYS_PLUGIN_PATH');
 define('PLUGIN_PATH', 'PLUGIN_PATH');
 define('WEB_PLUGIN_PATH', 'WEB_PLUGIN_PATH');
 define('SYS_ARCHIVE_PATH', 'SYS_ARCHIVE_PATH');
+define('WEB_ARCHIVE_PATH', 'WEB_ARCHIVE_PATH');
 define('INCLUDE_PATH', 'INCLUDE_PATH');
 define('LIBRARY_PATH', 'LIBRARY_PATH');
 define('CONFIGURATION_PATH', 'CONFIGURATION_PATH');
@@ -409,6 +410,10 @@ function api_get_path($path_type) {
 			// example: /var/www/dokeos/archive/
 			return api_get_path(SYS_PATH).'archive/';
 			break;
+        case WEB_ARCHIVE_PATH :
+            // example: http://www.mydokeos.com/archive/
+            return api_get_path(WEB_PATH).'archive/';
+            break;
 		case INCLUDE_PATH :
 			// Generated by main/inc/global.inc.php 
 			// example: /var/www/dokeos/main/inc/