From 10ee7ee614fd1e3ec44bde64be144ee8c6a6c24b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "http://christian.amsuess.com/chrysn" Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:31:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] apache config sniplet for usedirs migration --- doc/tips/switching_to_usedirs/discussion.mdwn | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/tips/switching_to_usedirs/discussion.mdwn b/doc/tips/switching_to_usedirs/discussion.mdwn index 79ada00a1..fe937c5dd 100644 --- a/doc/tips/switching_to_usedirs/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/switching_to_usedirs/discussion.mdwn @@ -22,3 +22,17 @@ It seems to me that the only advantage is slightly tidier URLs, but with the dis The cleaner urls seem worth it to me. The `urlto()` function makes it easy for ikiwiki code to deal with the path changes. --[[Joey]] + +-------- + +when migrating to usedirs, the following apache config sniplet might be useful (use inside the Directory section that manages your wiki): + + RewriteEngine on + RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f + RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ /my_base_path/$1/ [R] + +that sniplet causes redirects from any non-existing .html file to the respective usedirs directory. (when serving from the host root url, drop the my_base_path part, otherwise adapt it to your needs). + +i recommend using this or a similar mechanism to keep your old urls reachable. + +--[[chrysn]]