[FM Discuss] need some php help

[Luka Frelih]

any good reason why this could not be automated,
at least to the point of producing a redirect config for all the site?

LF

On 17. 02. 2011 12:08, adam hyde wrote:
> hi,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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...
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> is there anyone out there that can make a very simple php script to
> help? it needs to do this:
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> have two fields:
> old url:
> new url:
>
> [submit]
>
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> the php file then takes the last two parts of each path:
> oldurl = [manualname]/[oldchapter]
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> and
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> newurl = [manualname]/[newchapter]
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> 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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