The Redirect URL option allows you to change the file that
appears when a user enters a specific web address. For example,
if you have a number of old URL's for your site's homepage
that are no longer current but are still being used by people,
you can use the Redirect URL option to redirect these old
URL's to your current homepage. This allows people who are
still using the old URL's to have access to your current homepage
and prevents them from receiving outdated information or error
messages.
Conflict
with FrontPage Extensions
In order to use the Redirect URL option, Microsoft FrontPage
Extensions must be disabled on your account. If they are enabled,
you must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage redirect
URL's If the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option is enabled,
you will not have access to the Redirect URL option; instead
you will see the following message if you try to access it.
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Adding
URL Redirection
First, enter the "Directory Redirection
Manager" page by selecting the Redirect URL option in
your control panel. This page displays:
Select the directory that the file you want
to redirect resides in from the "Directory" drop-down
box and click "Load". The screen will display some
brief instructions on what to do next. Two boxes will appear
at the bottom. In the first box, enter the name of the file
you would like redirected. In the second box, enter the FULL
PATH of the file that you would like it to be redirected
to. When you have entered this information, click the "Redirect"
button. The redirect command is executed instantly and any
further attempts to access the first file will be redirected
to the second.
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Removing
URL Redirection
To remove redirection from a specific URL, open
the Redirection Manager. Select the directory where the redirected
file is located. Then single-click on the Delete link located
to the right of the file in the "List of Redirections"
section of the screen. Redirection will be removed immediately.
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