Comments on: Anchors and Cruft-Free URLs http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Karl http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-65173 Karl Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:36:22 +0000 /?p=944#comment-65173 You can't redirect based on anchors, you can though pass them on by grabbing all (.*) or with [QSA]. The # symbol has a special functionality and that is of acting like an anchor, and thats the only thing you can do with it in a url. (From my experience) You can't redirect based on anchors, you can though pass them on by grabbing all (.*) or with [QSA].

The # symbol has a special functionality and that is of acting like an anchor, and thats the only thing you can do with it in a url. (From my experience)

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-8276 Michael Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:08:39 +0000 /?p=944#comment-8276 David: I didn't get it to work. For instance, the anchor gets stripped from: http://c-command.com/spamsieve/manual.shtml#faq David: I didn't get it to work. For instance, the anchor gets stripped from:

http://c-command.com/spamsieve/manual.shtml#faq

]]> By: david http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-8275 david Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:03:11 +0000 /?p=944#comment-8275 Michael - you obviously got it to work with anchors. But how? Michael - you obviously got it to work with anchors. But how?

]]> By: Harold http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-6770 Harold Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:27:26 +0000 /?p=944#comment-6770 Michael: well, it doesn't redirect, but if you start pointing only to extensionless files eventually all the old ones will phase out. This doesn't help in the short term, but then the server won't have to process all the requests. And it keeps the apache conf more maintainable because of the lack of mod_rewrite voodoo. This is the way I would go, but if redirecting is a must obviously you will have to use mod_rewrite (or mod_alias with something like (untested!): <code>RedirectMatch 301 ^([a-z0-9\.\/_-]+)\.shtml$ http://mjtsai.com/$1</code>). Michael: well, it doesn't redirect, but if you start pointing only to extensionless files eventually all the old ones will phase out.
This doesn't help in the short term, but then the server won't have to process all the requests. And it keeps the apache conf more maintainable because of the lack of mod_rewrite voodoo.

This is the way I would go, but if redirecting is a must obviously you will have to use mod_rewrite (or mod_alias with something like (untested!):
RedirectMatch 301 ^([a-z0-9\.\/_-]+)\.shtml$ http://mjtsai.com/1).

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-6673 Michael Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:18:59 +0000 /?p=944#comment-6673 Harold: It's not clear to me how mod_negotiation solves the problem of redirecting the browser to the new (cruft-free) URL. Harold: It's not clear to me how mod_negotiation solves the problem of redirecting the browser to the new (cruft-free) URL.

]]> By: Harold http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-6423 Harold Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:28:03 +0000 /?p=944#comment-6423 You are right. It isn't mod_speling, it's mod_negotiation that does what you want, though you might need mod_speling as well. <a href="http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/rewrite/">An article about mod_negotiation.</a> You are right. It isn't mod_speling, it's mod_negotiation that does what you want, though you might need mod_speling as well.

An article about mod_negotiation.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-6272 Michael Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:10:43 +0000 /?p=944#comment-6272 Harold: I want it to redirect to the URL without the .shtml, even though the file on the server is .shtml. So I don't think mod_speling will help, since it changes the request to match the file on the server. Harold: I want it to redirect to the URL without the .shtml, even though the file on the server is .shtml. So I don't think mod_speling will help, since it changes the request to match the file on the server.

]]> By: Harold http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-6267 Harold Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:57:13 +0000 /?p=944#comment-6267 Wouldn't this be easier with mod_speling? I just tried it with http://localhost/index?go#2 and it pointed me perfectly to /index.php?go#2. I haven't tried it with shtml files though. Wouldn't this be easier with mod_speling?

I just tried it with http://localhost/index?go#2 and it pointed me perfectly to /index.php?go#2. I haven't tried it with shtml files though.

]]> By: Paul Guyot http://mjtsai.com/blog/2004/12/27/anchors-and-cruft-free-urls/#comment-6212 Paul Guyot Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:55:15 +0000 /?p=944#comment-6212 AFAIK, Safari indeed removes the anchor on a 301 result code, but Camino doesn't. AFAIK, Safari indeed removes the anchor on a 301 result code, but Camino doesn't.

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