Frontpage to Apache on a Unix Server

[a]

I am publishing a new web site to a Unix server running Apache.

I am having trouble with some of the case (UPPER/lower) in the hyperlinks...

For example www.website.com\Links.com doesn't work but
www.website.com\lnks.com does work....

I renamed all of the pages in the root directory and it seems to have
worked. Other links (ones not in the root) seem to work OK even if they are
mixed case.

So... www.website.com\Documents\Links.htm works OK.

I want to make sure that I don't have any bad links.

What does Apache require as far as case in the links? Is my observation that
it's only files in the root that are effected?

Are there any settings in FrontPage 2003 that will ensure compatibility with
Apache?

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

always use lower case and no spaces and you'lll be ok.

--

Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage





|I am publishing a new web site to a Unix server running Apache.
|
| I am having trouble with some of the case (UPPER/lower) in the
hyperlinks...
|
| For example www.website.com\Links.com doesn't work but
| www.website.com\lnks.com does work....
|
| I renamed all of the pages in the root directory and it seems to have
| worked. Other links (ones not in the root) seem to work OK even if they
are
| mixed case.
|
| So... www.website.com\Documents\Links.htm works OK.
|
| I want to make sure that I don't have any bad links.
|
| What does Apache require as far as case in the links? Is my observation
that
| it's only files in the root that are effected?
|
| Are there any settings in FrontPage 2003 that will ensure compatibility
with
| Apache?
|
|

 

[a]

I usually do that when I build a site from scratch but in this case I'm
redoing an existing site and there are literralyy 500+ files that are
linked.

The filenames are fairly long.... I've been testing the site and it seems
like everything is OK.

I just wish someone could validate exactly what Apache/Unix will tolerate.

 

[Ronx]

Apache running on Unix or Linux is CaSe sensitive. Links can be upper,
lower or mixed case, but the link MUST be exactly the same case as the
filename.

index.html, index.HTML and Index.html are three different files on Unix,
but the same file on Windows.

Download Case Changer addin from
http://www.jimcosoftware.com/addins.aspx . This will run through every
file and folder in your site and convert the names to lower case, and
update all links to them. However, this may cause problems with search
engines and bookmarked pages.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

 

[a]

Thanks Ron.

Apache running on Unix or Linux is CaSe sensitive. Links can be upper,
lower or mixed case, but the link MUST be exactly the same case as the
filename.

index.html, index.HTML and Index.html are three different files on Unix,
but the same file on Windows.

Download Case Changer addin from http://www.jimcosoftware.com/addins.aspx
. This will run through every file and folder in your site and convert
the names to lower case, and update all links to them. However, this may
cause problems with search engines and bookmarked pages.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/