Use this page to redirect document requests to another server. Forwarding URLs or redirection is a method for the server to tell a user that a URL has changed (for example, because you have moved files to another directory or server). You can also use redirection to seamlessly send a person who requests a document on one server to a document on another server.
The following table describes the fields and buttons on the page. The left column lists the fields and buttons; the right column describes the functionality.
Field or Button
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Description
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URL Prefix |
Specifies the URL prefix you want to redirect. For example, if the URL you want to map is http://www.sun.com/info/movies, you'd type /info/movies in this field. This setting forwards requests to a URL prefix, keeping the absolute path, and substituting one prefix for another. For example, if you forward Sometimes you may want to redirect requests for all the documents in one sub-directory to a specific URL. For example, if you had to remove a directory because the documents were no longer to be served, you could direct a request for any one the documents to a page explaining why the documents were no longer available. For example, a prefix on /info/movies could be redirected to http://www.sun.com/explain.html. |
Forward requests to |
Specifies the destination URL.
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OK |
Saves your changes. |
Reset |
Resets the values on the page to the default values. |
Current Forwarding |
Displays all URL forwardings currently defined on your server. |
Edit |
Puts the values for the selected URL forwarding in the page so you can edit them. To toggle back to Add mode, click Add in the page title. |
Remove |
Removes the selected URL forwarding. |