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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]] |