Posted by juglesh on 10/12/05 16:52

Toby Inkster wrote:
> windandwaves wrote:
>
> > I have a redirection in place using an .htaccess file. The file it
> > redirects to is 404.php.
>
> I is *really* redirecting, or is it rewriting, or perhaps displaying
> 404.php using Apache's ErrorDocument directive?
>
> If it's really redirecting (i.e. the URL in the address bar becomes
> 404.php) then this is a bad thing, because it means that your visitor
> can't see what the "problem URL" was, so doesn't have an opportunity to
> correct the address in the address bar.
>

So, how can we make a 404 page that either shows the poblem URL in the
address bar, or can get the problem URL so I can display it in a text
box where the user can correct it and click a 'go' button? (I know how
to make that text box, but not how to get the problem URL).

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thanks for your time,
juglesh

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