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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 11/12/07 14:27
Ed Mullen wrote:
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>>> I'm considering using PHP to include the menus on my Web pages.
>>>> I've tested it and it works fine (even though I know next to nothing
>>>> about PHP). My understanding is that the page that will import
>>>> content using a PHP include must have a .PHP extension. Which means
>>>> that all my page names (which now end in .html) will change. Which
>>>> means that the search engine results will point to non-existent pages.
>>>
>>> The include file doesn't but the calling file may for it to parse
>>> PHP, server settings dependent.
>>>
>>> <!-- caller.php -->
>>> <?php include_once('fileWithPhpCode.txt');
>>> ...
>>>
>>> But it is advisable to make the include file fileWithPhpCode.php so
>>> if some hacker call your file directly they will only see the html
>>> output not the php source.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts on what I might do about this dilemma?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Very simple example...
>>> .htaccess file
>>>
>>> RewriteEngine On
>>>
>>> RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ $1.php
>>>
>>
>> Excellent. Thank you all. I do have the ability to edit the
>> .htaccess file. I will go read more so as not to be quite as
>> dangerous as I am now.
>>
>
> Well, that was interesting.
>
> Using the above RewriteRule I did a test. And the only way it works is
> if I rename the calling .html file to .shtml. Which, obviously, defeats
> the purpose.
>
> Is this something that can configured/over-ridden using the .htaccess
> file? Or is it at the server configuration level (which I do not have
> access to)?
>
Could be the way they have the server setup. Obviously PHP is more
server intensive that HTML so they may no wish for you to have a blanket
conversion. There is another way maybe. Since you have access to the
..htaccess file then you should be able to setup a custom ErrorDoc.
Point your 404 Errors to a PHP script.
#.htaccess
ErrorDocument 404 /scripts/404.php
It is what I do in my site in my signature, It does a bit more to help
me log bad links and hacking attempts but basically you can do this with
your 404.php script:
Get the request URI $requested=$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
make a hash (associative array) of all your obsolete pages "HTML" with
values the new PHP page. Here im semi-pseudocode:
IF the hash has the $requested as a key
{
$newPage = $myChanges[$requested];
then redirect with the script
header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");//inform it is permanent change
header("Location: $newPage" );
}
ELSE
{
Display your custom 404 message because this is a bad URL not and
obsolete one.
}
You might be able yo get around the restriction this way and it can be
just as transparent to the users.
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Take care,
Jonathan
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