Converting Long URLs to Short URLs

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Converting Long URLs to Short URLs

Any recommendations for good software to do this with?

dougmcc1

5:55 pm on Jul 10, 2003 (gmt 0)

I'm looking to modify my URLs so that they are search engine friendly. I want to change URLs such as this one:
[website.com...]

to one such as this:
[website.com...]

Does anyone know of any good software that will accomplish this task? It needs to work for PHP, ASP and JSP. Any recommendations for what software to use and suggestions for how to go about this are welcome. Thanks in advance.

zf007

12:49 am on Jul 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

You may use URL rewriting,
Search keyword ISAPI ReWrite in this forum or in goole, you may find your answer.

mil2k

7:42 am on Jul 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

Some People around here have suggested IISRewrite. Search for it and you will find the thread. HTH :)

dougmcc1

1:33 pm on Jul 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

Is it possible for either one of those programs to function if they are installed on a machine that the website isn't located on? For example, [cjb.net ].

I'm looking to do redirection for a client to change their long URL's to short ones but they obviously can't give me their whole website, database, etc.

sajjid

3:05 am on Jul 14, 2003 (gmt 0)

there is a way because i have done something like this on my site and forums here is example
from this
[mysite.org...]

to this
[mysite.org...]

dillonstars

9:40 am on Jul 14, 2003 (gmt 0)

If you rewrite URLs as mentioned in this thread, does this make it easier for spiders to index them?

More specifically, does this get around the sessionID spider trap problem?

dougmcc1

1:24 pm on Jul 14, 2003 (gmt 0)

dillonstars,
the simple answer is yes.

sajjid,
The software wasn't installed on the machine that your site was being hosted on? Do you remember how it worked or how you went about it? I would greatly appreciate any other info you can provide.

sajjid

6:58 am on Jul 15, 2003 (gmt 0)

dougmcc1
you dont need any software to do this. just little php coding about four files with htaccess file place it in your root dir
anyway send me sticky or your site info and i will be able to tell you in more detail or send you the coded files then you just change few things like path to your dirs.

by the way link in my previous post is not my domain i just replaced my domain name to mysite but princeaple is same.