I assume there may be a way through the cfadmin API to set the sitewide 404 error. Dunno if all cf apps automatically have access to the cfadmin API or not. Guess that'd be a big security hole if so, neh?
I guess I was meaning instead of deleting the old files, replace them with simple meta re-directs pointing at the new locations. :D On 4/8/06, Rob Wilkerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is all true, but it sounds like the real problem is 404 > detection. The redirection is required if, and only if, the requested > page isn't found. That means detecting the 404 header and specifying > a custom error handler page. AFIK, that can only be done via the CF > Administrator or IIS. I don't believe the cferror tag will detect 404 > errors. > > I can't think of a good way to handle the problem you're describing > (assuming I understand it correctly) without access to either console. > > On 4/8/06, Denny Valliant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <head > > > <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="4;url= > > http://www.domain.com/link.html";> > > </head> > > > > Will redirect even if javascript is turned off. > > :D > > > > > > On 4/8/06, Mark A Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Terry, > > > > > > I suspect you will need the cooperation of the hosting company. You > can > > > create a page with a Javascript redirect - but the hosting company > will > > > have > > > to set it up in IIS for you. > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Terry Troxel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 8:12 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: OT 404 Redirect > > > > > > I just inherited a 100% static html site and would like to know what I > can > > > do to redirect any users who get a 404 error to the new homepage or > > > Preferrably the same page with a cfm extension rather then the html > one. > > > > > > The site is on IIS running CF 6.1 and I am on a hosted environment > with no > > > access to cfadmin or IIS administration. > > > I am trying to do this in the middle of the night in order to not > > > interrupt > > > any users and hope to avoid for all the trouble ticket back and forth > > > rigamarole by doing it myself > > > > > > Any positive help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Terry Troxel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:237264 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
