Comments on: Singing the .htaccess Blues http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/ A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cindy Lou http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1899 Cindy Lou Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:30:50 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1899 I just found out that my IP provider has a default file name put in the config Server file for 404 errors an a few others. They were aware that this would be useful. I only found it accidentally after having used the .htaccess file for awhile. That avoids the overhead of the .htaccess because if you use one .htaccess file then the Server has to check in all the directories in case there are others. For large sites this could slow things some. I just found out that my IP provider has a default file name put in the config Server file for 404 errors an a few others.

They were aware that this would be useful. I only found it accidentally after having used the .htaccess file for awhile.

That avoids the overhead of the .htaccess
because if you use one .htaccess file then the Server has to check in all the directories in case there are others. For large sites this could slow things some.

]]> By: Teri Pittman http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1254 Teri Pittman Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:37:01 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1254 The worst thing is that Macs are now Unix based and they should understand dot configuration files like this. The worst thing is that Macs are now Unix based and they should understand dot configuration files like this.

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1031 Anna Belle Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:27:55 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1031 Thanks, Mark! Good to know. Thanks, Mark! Good to know.

]]> By: Mark Alves http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1020 Mark Alves Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:42:38 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1020 In the redirect example, it looks like you've shown a temporary 302 redirect. If the page is permanently moved then "redirectpermanent" would go in the .htaccess file to show a 301 redirect. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_alias.html#redirectperm Redirectpermanet oldpage.html http://www.domain.org/newpage.html In the redirect example, it looks like you’ve shown a temporary 302 redirect. If the page is permanently moved then “redirectpermanent” would go in the .htaccess file to show a 301 redirect.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_alias.html#redirectperm

Redirectpermanet oldpage.html http://www.domain.org/newpage.html

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1016 Anna Belle Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:49:48 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1016 Thanks, Dean. I was trying to remember just that. It's been about five years since I've handled an .htaccess on a PC. Before then I used <a href="http://www.notetab.com/" rel="nofollow">NoteTab</a>. It's a nifty replacement to Notepad IMO. I moved to a Mac shop three years ago, and for the two years before that, though on a PC, was using IIS. My memories are vague. If it's to be trusted, I'd say it's a pain in Windows and worse on a Mac. Thanks, Dean. I was trying to remember just that. It’s been about five years since I’ve handled an .htaccess on a PC. Before then I used NoteTab. It’s a nifty replacement to Notepad IMO.

I moved to a Mac shop three years ago, and for the two years before that, though on a PC, was using IIS. My memories are vague. If it’s to be trusted, I’d say it’s a pain in Windows and worse on a Mac.

]]> By: Dean http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1012 Dean Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:38:41 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/13/singing-the-htaccess-blues/#comment-1012 .htaccess on Windows can also be a pain for the same reason regarding the extension. It can be quite a chore to edit the file. Windows thinks that .htaccess doesn't have an extension (e.g. .txt .doc .html, etc.). I have found that it is handy to put notepad and wordpad in the "Send To" menu and this allows you to bypass a lot of the Windows hassles as these two editors are quite happy to work with the file as is. .htaccess on Windows can also be a pain for the same reason regarding the extension. It can be quite a chore to edit the file. Windows thinks that .htaccess doesn’t have an extension (e.g. .txt .doc .html, etc.).

I have found that it is handy to put notepad and wordpad in the “Send To” menu and this allows you to bypass a lot of the Windows hassles as these two editors are quite happy to work with the file as is.

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