[Web4lib] 301 Redirects question

[Thomas Dowling]

McMorris,Don wrote:

>
> If the language you use to create the page is unable to directly make
> the headers, it could simply use the META Refresh command (<META HTTP-
> EQUIV="Refresh" content="0;URL=$NewURL">).

Hosing your users' back buttons and failing to communicate with bots,
link checkers, and bookmark updaters is not the way to go.  If the
technique you're using can't send HTTP headers, then use any of the
umpteen other techniques that can.

Aside to Vishwam: Can you create a script that doesn't change the
request URIs?  Instead of /directory/subdirectory/file.html, use
/script/path_info/parameter.html: the user never needs to know what a
path like /foo/bar/baz.html really maps to on your system.


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Thomas Dowling
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