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store links to 404's - El Forum - 01-11-2009
[eluser]bjora857[/eluser]
I am releasing a new version of my website. Most pages have the same urls as the previous version. But some pages have new url's
for example:
mysite.com/gallery/45 is now: mysite.com/canvas/78.
Since other sites are linking to the old url. I am expecting some 404's
I was wondering if I could store in a database what pages are giving 404's and then manually add a 301 redirect to the new url.
What should I put on my 404 to see what urls the visitors are trying to reach ?
store links to 404's - El Forum - 01-11-2009
[eluser]Tom Glover[/eluser]
You could just configure your routes to route them to the new url, but u could also use .htaccess to route certain urls or bits of urls. Both of those options save the user the trouble of arriving at a 404.
If you have to use 404's say something like your site has just been updates, and either point them to the new link or a search page, or your home page.
store links to 404's - El Forum - 01-14-2009
[eluser]bjora857[/eluser]
thanks for the reply, I'll go with the .htaccess solution.
I will also add google analytics code on the 404 page, so I can see if I have forgot to redirect any links.