Re: Switch to SSI & have question

Modify your .htaccess file to do a redirect.  That way you can safely 
delete all the old html files.

At 08:36 2001-10-13 -0500, Blue Tapp wrote:
>I am slowly adding ssi to a 500+ page site.  It's a pain but when I'm 
>done, I will be able to do sitewide changes to this site quickly for the 
>first time in the five years I've maintained it.  Users of this site have 
>all kinds of pages bookmarked so I've had to leave the .html version of 
>each page in the directory so that no one gets 'page not found' error 
>messages.  I put a link on each page to the new one and an auto 
>redirect.  I guess it's not an easy way, but is necessary and maybe 
>someone else will know a better way to do this.  You can see one of the 
>old pages with a redirect here: 
>http://www.sportsteam.com/basketballjerseys2.html
>HTH!
>Blue
>
>
>
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>At 07:08 PM 10/13/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>I just re-did a personal site where I used SSI for navigation. My visits 
>>dropped off a LOT this past week because of this(since the files are now 
>>.shtml). Is there an easy way to re-direct or make it to where people 
>>come to the right place even if they have old URLs?
>>
>>
>>"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
>>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>>- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.
>>
>>http://www.visionsnet.com            http://www.esportfans.com
>>virginia(at)visionsnet.com                virginia(at)esportfans.com
>
>Blue Tapp
>Blue's ArtHouse Graphics & Web Design
>705 North Florissant Road
>Ferguson, MO 63135
>(314) 839-0634
>fax: (314) 839-1557
>e-mail: blue(at)bluesarthouse.com
>alt. e-mail: bluesarthouse(at)hotmail.com
>url: www.bluesarthouse.com
>
>"Time to get a web site!"


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