Preserving old URLs

This task is part of the FellowshipHacks/Projects/ContentMigration project.

Goal

Once we migrate content from ez to the new tools, we should make sure that all links pointing to the current URLs on ez don't get a 404 error, using proper Apache redirect/rewrite/alias rules.

People

• cri

Volunteers are always welcome! Have a look at FellowshipHacks to know how you can help

Status

Redirection for blogs are in place.

Last updated on: 090210

Subtasks

For each of the affected components, follow this procedure:

• Enumerate the URLs that must be preserved
• For each kind of URL, set up an Apache rewrite/redirect rule

  • Simple goals: apache mod_alias: "Redirect" or "RedirectMatch" directives

  • More complicated goals: apache mod_rewrite: "RewriteRule" directives

• Test the rule on a dedicated virtualhost/server
• (when the component will be migrated/activated) add the rule to the fsfe.org webserver.

TODO

User home pages

• A single rewriting rule is needed

  • (www.)fsfe.org/fellows -> wiki.fsfe.org/Fellows

Other pages

One rule for each page/directory:

• (www.)fsfe.org/transcripts -> wiki.fsfe.org/Transcripts

• (www.)fsfe.org/card -> wiki.fsfe.org/Card

• ...

DONE

Blogs

Notes:

• For each blog we have to manage the following URLs
  • Main blog webpage

    • EZ: http://www.fsfe.org/fellows/fellowname/[foldername/]blogname

    • WP: http://blogs.fsfe.org/fellowname

    • Beware: if the fellowname contains some special characters, the name used on the URL will be different (e.g. underscores instead of dots, etc)
  • RSS feed

    • EZ: http://www.fsfe.org/en/layout/set/rss/content/view/full/5116.rss

    • WP: http://blogs.fsfe.org/fellowname/feed/

  • Post (EZ title words):

    • EZ: http://www.fsfe.org/fellows/fellowname/[foldername/]blogname/post_title

      • Note: the post_title is contained in the path_identification_string field of our zz_posts table

    • WP: http://blogs.fsfe.org/fellowname/?p=123

      • Note: this URL scheme is always functioning regardless of the permalink configuration choice made by each blogger

  • Post (EZ node_id):

    • EZ: http://www.fsfe.org/en/content/view/full/5584

    • WP: see above

• Hint: use apache RewriteMap directive and build up the needed maps using SQL queries used in the data migration script

References:

• Thread on f-h@ 081210
• WP useful docs

  • http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks

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