iWeb Technical Question

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feynmanfeynman
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
So for the most part I like iWeb but when I publish my site to an FTP server I get a long URL.



How can I get from:



http://www.alternativecollective.com...struction.html



To this:



http://www.alternativecollective.com/



Any help would greatly appreciated!

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    ak1808ak1808 Posts: 108member
    Which Web Server are you using?
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    feynmanfeynman Posts: 1,087member
    Currently I am going through iPowerWeb which I think is a FreeBSD server and uses vDeck for their admin utility.
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    feynmanfeynman Posts: 1,087member
    Anyone know the answer to this one?
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    irelandireland Posts: 17,801member
    I'd help you if I could, but I don't know how to. I suggest you request a snippit from Murphy Mac.
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    ak1808ak1808 Posts: 108member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Feynman View Post


    Anyone know the answer to this one?



    I did a search now, and iPowerWeb is actually not a web server, it's a provider... lol.



    I will just assume that they are using Apache as their web server, because that's what most do.



    Try the following:



    Create a file called ".htaccess" in the home directory (http://www.alternativecollective.com/).



    Into this file you write exactly what I put between -SNIP- and -SNAP-:

    -SNIP-

    RewriteEngine on

    RewriteRule ^/$ /Alternative%20Records%20Coming%20Soon/Under%20Construction.html

    -SNAP-



    That should do the trick. If you want to learn more about this and other techniques for rewriting URLs, check this out: http://www.widexl.com/scripts/docume...d_rewrite.html.



    On a sidenote, I have to warn you against "under construction" websites. They are no longer considered "cool" on the web (if they ever were). Better put up a half-functional website and slap a "BETA" somewhere.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    feynmanfeynman Posts: 1,087member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ak1808 View Post


    On a sidenote, I have to warn you against "under construction" websites. They are no longer considered "cool" on the web (if they ever were). Better put up a half-functional website and slap a "BETA" somewhere.



    lol It's not a high traffic site and I am currently on hiatus with Alternative Records so people are not expecting anything for a while.
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    feynmanfeynman Posts: 1,087member
    Thanks for all of your help.



    Another question, does anyone know how to make a link open in a new page rather than the same page?



    Also, does anyone know how to place in a PayPal button into a site? I know there are ways to add html but I am a little confused on how I would go about adding PayPal buttons.



    Aside from all the garbage that iWeb creates after the URL address and this one issue, I think iWeb is great for creating simple websites.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    eli rooseli roos Posts: 1member
    I spoke to Barak Hosting href="http://www.barakhosting.com and they had a lot to offer and actually understood what I was asking. You might want to call them. Do not remember the number but it was on their site. Ask for Robert
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