Gervase Markham wrote:
> The problem with this is that, because it's in CVS, this involves checking
> in a custom redirect for _every_ file.
Why? Not everything on the site has to be in CVS. I guess, you could do
some tricks with Apache config files, so you don't even need the files.
> It also means (even more
> annoyingly) that the website tree will still be a mess, as we won't be
> able to get rid of any files. There are still "This number has been
> disconnected" pages all over the tree from _years_ ago.
*shrug* That's the result of a messy site structure.
> I want to avoid that.
Then create a future-compatible URL structure. I remember an article
about that on useit / www.w3c.org.
> (dredges memory) Isn't there a cunning way of getting Apache to do this?
> Virtual directories, I think it's called... <checks> Could we use
> mod_rewrite?
I bet there is lots of interesting stuff for us. I think, you can also
have additional config files in each dir.
