HTM vs HTML

Jun 24th, 2016 at 02:57 PM
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Tim
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Hi need to make sure that the pages created in RSD can still be linked to successfully with some legacy software. So I'm re-using the old page names. The problem is that the old pages all end with .htm and the new RSD pages all end in .html. Is there a way for RSD to save the new pages as .htm instead?
Jun 24th, 2016 at 03:01 PM
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Scott Swedorski
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All pages in RSD are saved with an HTML extension. What you can do there is create an .htaccess file on your server and redirect the old page name to the new ones.

Redirect 301 /index.htm /index.html

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Jun 24th, 2016 at 03:10 PM
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Tim
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Thanks Scott!

So I would need to list every page individually? I couldn't just globally tell the system to look for the linked file, and if that fails, then look for the same file with a different extension?
Jun 24th, 2016 at 03:11 PM
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Scott Swedorski
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You could use mod_rewrite:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.htm$ $1.html [R=permanent]
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Jun 24th, 2016 at 04:16 PM
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Tim
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Great! Thanks for the tip!
Dec 5th, 2016 at 12:03 AM
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Carolyn Borjon
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Could you go into the server with FTP and change the html files to htm? That's what I've done and it's working, at least in my prototype.
Dec 5th, 2016 at 06:16 AM
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Inger
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You probably could, but it is such a hassle compared with just editing your .htaccess file.
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Dec 5th, 2016 at 11:04 AM
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Carolyn Borjon
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Yes, a major hassle for a large site but doable for a small site.
Dec 6th, 2016 at 10:04 AM
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Brian Durfee
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Be aware that some servers do not use standard .htaccess. GoDaddy is one of them depending on which hosting plan you have. If what you see above doesn't work, check with your hosting provider.
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