Brainsick Patterns -- No Code Relation » HTTP http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com Umm... a porridge made from things I learn so I can find them easier? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:38:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Useful Apache .htaccess tricks http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/03/useful-apache-htaccess-tricks/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/03/useful-apache-htaccess-tricks/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:16:19 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/03/useful-apache-htaccess-tricks/ Ask Apache is chock full of awesomeness but these are the links that immediately jump out.

ErrorDocuments:

List of 57 HTTP Status Codes and Apache htaccess file ErrorDocuments

Redirection:

301 Redirect Cheatsheet – mod_rewrite, javascript, cfm, perl, php, refresh, python

Advanced HTTP Redirection

I posted this previously for another alternative of redirecting users when your pages change.

And this for letting users know something has changed when your pages change.

SEO:

503 Status Code Search Engine SEO

Security:

Security Tips for Securing your website, server, blog using .htaccess

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]]> http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/02/random-code-bys-code-blitherings-and-whatnot/feed/ 0 Deliver content for specific referers[sic] http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/deliver-content-for-specific-refererssic/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/deliver-content-for-specific-refererssic/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:51:11 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/deliver-content-for-specific-refererssic/ For example, if someone comes to your site via a Google search for “peanut butter,” make sure to deliver the content “peanut butter” as it pertains to your content.

I believe testing the referer[sic] is one of doing this.  I wonder if there are any others?

]]> http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/deliver-content-for-specific-refererssic/feed/ 0 Use mod_rewrite to redirect one domain to another via GET http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/use-mod_rewrite-to-redirect-one-domain-to-another-via-get/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/use-mod_rewrite-to-redirect-one-domain-to-another-via-get/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:06:39 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/use-mod_rewrite-to-redirect-one-domain-to-another-via-get/ Dave Child ran into this problem a while back when the idiotic Jack Daniels corporation decided to flex its mighty talons.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^GET [NC] # Only rewrite GET requests
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} olddomain\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.newdomain.com/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} olddomain\.com [NC] # Otherwise block
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
Redirect all GET requests to new domain (only redirecting GET because POST to old domain is almost certainly automated spam – no genuine users should ever be posting to old domain if it’s been completely redirected). Serve 403 to any other request. — Dave Child

]]> http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/use-mod_rewrite-to-redirect-one-domain-to-another-via-get/feed/ 0 Miscellaneous .htaccess tips http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/miscellaneous-htaccess-tips/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/miscellaneous-htaccess-tips/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:43:15 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/miscellaneous-htaccess-tips/ It’s quite rare to find a useful forum post anywhere so I thought I’d make note of some useful information that was passed around.

http://www.webmasterworld.com/apache/3430745.htm

(Click here for an archived copy.)

http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess.php

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Options +FollowSymLinks

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=159470.0;wap2

The resulting explanation seems fairly solid but it simply cannot be true if it is working on a host without that option.  So, I wonder then if the Unix host has that directive enabled by default in all Virtual Hosts.

Hrmm…

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http://www.plinko.net/404/custom.asp

EDIT: I actually forgot I linked another page on this site only a few hours ago.  No wonder this is a blog to remember items I come across.

]]> http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/the-art-of-404s/feed/ 0 More mod_rewrite goodness http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/more-mod_rewrite-goodness/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/more-mod_rewrite-goodness/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:25:34 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/more-mod_rewrite-goodness/ I figured I might as well throw another great mod_rewrite link here.

http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mod_rewrite

]]> http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/more-mod_rewrite-goodness/feed/ 0 Under Construction for everyone but you http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/under-construction-for-everyone-but-you/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/under-construction-for-everyone-but-you/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:19:27 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/under-construction-for-everyone-but-you/ I used to have a small .htaccess file that contained information similar but I’ve apparently lost it somewhere.

This should give you an idea in the meantime.

http://www.mcqn.net/projects/rewrite_generator.php

]]> http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/under-construction-for-everyone-but-you/feed/ 0 Internet Explorer prefers its own 404s http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/internet-explorer-prefers-its-own-404s/ http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/internet-explorer-prefers-its-own-404s/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:15:55 +0000 admin http://blog.brainsicksolutions.com/2009/01/internet-explorer-prefers-its-own-404s/ Here’s a nifty tip, although I’m not sure of its validity.

http://www.plinko.net/404/howto.asp?article=3

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