Best way to go from index.html to index.php? - GoFuckYourself.com

QualityMpegs · 02-09-2006, 10:20 AM

I have had a domain.com for a long time with simply an index.html as the root page (domain.com/index.html) and I need to put up a domain.com/index.php page instead.

There are many sites linking to the index.html...what would be the best way to send everything to index.php instead? 301 redirect to maintain SE integrity?

This is what i was thinking:
http://www.domain.com/index.html would be a 301 redirect to index.php
so
http://www.domain.com/ would basically go to index.html which would redirect to index.php

Is this ok or is there a better idea?

JD · 02-09-2006, 10:23 AM

are they actually linking to index.html?

edit: or just domain.com/

Lycanthrope · 02-09-2006, 10:24 AM

Just replace index.html w/ index.php and add this to .htaccess

RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ index.php

Jace · 02-09-2006, 10:24 AM

that is the way I would do it, just a quick redirect to the php

JD · 02-09-2006, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lycanthrope

Just replace index.html w/ index.php and add this to .htaccess

RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ index.php

Hoarder · 02-09-2006, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lycanthrope

Just replace index.html w/ index.php and add this to .htaccess

RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ index.php

That's usually what I'd do.

Or you could use a 301 redirect:

Code:

redirect 301 /index.html http[colon]//www[dot]domain[dot]com/index.php

you'll need to replace [colon] and [dot] obviously. They're just there because I have less than 30 posts.

QualityMpegs · 02-09-2006, 10:38 AM

Great, I'll do the htaccess...thanks guys!

MickeyG · 02-09-2006, 10:38 AM

modRewrite fo sure!

02-09-2006, 10:20 AM	#1
QualityMpegs Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 3,521	Best way to go from index.html to index.php? I have had a domain.com for a long time with simply an index.html as the root page (domain.com/index.html) and I need to put up a domain.com/index.php page instead. There are many sites linking to the index.html...what would be the best way to send everything to index.php instead? 301 redirect to maintain SE integrity? This is what i was thinking: http://www.domain.com/index.html would be a 301 redirect to index.php so http://www.domain.com/ would basically go to index.html which would redirect to index.php Is this ok or is there a better idea? __________________ PAYSITES CATEGORIZED AND THUMBNAILED BY NICHE - 69767780

02-09-2006, 10:24 AM	#3
Lycanthrope Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,517	Just replace index.html w/ index.php and add this to .htaccess RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.html$ index.php __________________

02-09-2006, 10:38 AM	#7
QualityMpegs Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 3,521	Great, I'll do the htaccess...thanks guys! __________________ PAYSITES CATEGORIZED AND THUMBNAILED BY NICHE - 69767780

02-09-2006, 10:23 AM	#2
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	are they actually linking to index.html? edit: or just domain.com/

02-09-2006, 10:24 AM	#4
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	that is the way I would do it, just a quick redirect to the php

02-09-2006, 10:38 AM	#8
MickeyG Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 4,134	modRewrite fo sure!