[FM Discuss] need some php help

[adam hyde]

ah good!  you already know the syntax then since we did this with civi


adam


On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 11:14 +0000, Michael McAndrew wrote:
> i can help with this :)
> 
> On 17 February 2011 11:08, adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
>         hi,
>         
>         I want to start the new fm site next week but i have so much
>         on i dont
>         have enough time to prepare everything for it. the need is
>         getting
>         pressing.
>         
>         One of the issues is that I want to redirect urls so that the
>         old links
>         to chapters in current manuals still work. if we dont do this
>         then all
>         links that are out there in the www will turn up 404 since the
>         chapter
>         urls will be different.
>         
>         I need everyone that needs a old chapter url mapped onto a new
>         url to be
>         able to visit a form online and  enter the old url into a
>         textfield ,
>         then the corresponding new url into another textfield. then
>         press
>         'submit'. at the end of each day or ondemand depending on how
>         much time
>         i have, i will remap it all manually in the htaccess files. if
>         i can
>         simply copy and paste an already formatted redirect command
>         that would
>         make it fast...
>         
>         is there anyone out there that can make a very simple php
>         script to
>         help? it needs to do this:
>         
>         have two fields:
>         old url:
>         new url:
>         
>         [submit]
>         
>         -----
>         the php file then takes the last two parts of each path:
>         oldurl = [manualname]/[oldchapter]
>         
>         and
>         
>         newurl = [manualname]/[newchapter]
>         
>         
>         then does the following :
>         writes a text file with the right redirect command (I can send
>         anyone
>         that wants this the syntax off list).
>         
>         *and* writes the request onto the form at the bottom so people
>         can see
>         which urls have already been requested to redirect
>         
>         
>         anyone ok to help me with this?
>         
>         adam
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         
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>         
>         Adam Hyde
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>         Booki Project Manager
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Adam Hyde
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Booki Project Manager 

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