We use Apache mod_rewrite to assure this gets forwarded to the newer URL. We also republish our locations at OAI if they change.
http://dspace.mit.edu/dspace-oai/request?verb=Identify permanent redirects to http://dspace.mit.edu/oai/request?verb=Identify -Mark On Aug 22, 2008, at 10:49 PM, Stuart Lewis wrote: > Hi Susan, > >> Just a heads-up to other people out there who are upgrading to 1.5 - >> the base OAI URL changes with this release. We had a harvester >> contact us to let us know they haven't been able to harvest our >> installation since the upgrade. >> >> Old base URL - http://smartech.gatech.edu/dspace-oai/request >> >> New base URL - http://smartech.gatech.edu/oai/request > > The name you choose to 'expose' DSpace as part of the URL is > optional, and > it would probably be best to keep it as what it used to be (less > updating > work for everyone, and it ensures your repository continues to get > harvested). > > How you do this depends on how you deploy DSpace in Tomcat: > > - Define a Context in Tomcat's server.xml: > <Context path="/dspace-oai" docBase="[dspace]\webapps\oai" > debug="0" > reloadable="true" cachingAllowed="false" allowLinking="true"/> > > - Symbolically link [dspace]/webapps/oai to [tomcat]/webapps/: > ln -s /dspace/webapps/oai/ /tomcat/webapps/dspace-oai > > - Copy the webapp directory into Tomcat's webapp folder: > cp -R /dspace/webapps/oai/ /tomcat/webapps/dspace-oai > > In each case, make sure you use the destination of 'dspace-oai' > rather than > just 'oai'. > > Thanks, > > > Stuart > _________________________________________________________________ > > Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth Information Services > Prifysgol Aberystwyth Aberystwyth University > > E-bost / E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ffon / Tel: (01970) 622860 > _________________________________________________________________ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
