section31 Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I hope this hasn't been asked b4, i searched and came up with 0 results...So, is there an easy way of masking/cloaking a url w/o using frames or a redirector. Thanks, D Quote
borfast Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I believe that with a redirector, people will always see the URL you want to hide, just before they get redirected... not sure about this, though. As for the frames approach, yes, it would work. *EDIT* I forgot about one type of redirection - through HTTP headers! I was only thinking about the redirect HTML metatag. If you send a redirect HTTP header, the browser will be automatically redirected and the user will not see the address he's been redirected from. Quote
section31 Posted March 4, 2003 Author Posted March 4, 2003 not redirecting it using the .htaccess file..I mean redirecting using a 3rd party free domain pointing... I don't see how this answered my question anyhow...haha Quote
borfast Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 Sorry, I didn't seem to get your question, then. Could you please elaborate a little more? Quote
Lianna Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 Section31, First, let me make sure that we're clear that hosting multiple domains with one TCH account is in violation of TOS/AUP unless you have a reseller account. I remind you of that because setting up a domain name to point to a subdirectory of your site would indeed be hosting multiple domains. This is about the only purpose of URL masking that is coming to my mind, but yours could be a legit intention. Can you please elaborate? Second, the functionality that you are looking for usually is offered by the registar of the domain name, sometimes free, sometimes not. Other 3rd parties may offer it. The way it would work is that the 3rd party or registrar would be listed as that domain's primary and secondary name servers. Then you specify the redirect path with them. Some offer this service as simple domain forwarding (where the url reverts to the *real* url of the page) and some also offer it in a *masked* mode. Lianna Quote
section31 Posted March 4, 2003 Author Posted March 4, 2003 (edited) Removed Edited February 24, 2005 by section31 Quote
Lianna Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 GOTCHA! Well of course that makes perfect sense...and quite kindly of you too I might add. Forgive my jump to the conclusion. Can you see based on your previous posts how I could have arrived there? So, onward to your issue....I'm not the one to tell you about php and how it behaves or what you can do with it. The frames solution (or a container page) is what I've used in the past to accomplish basically the same thing (but not with php). Lianna Quote
section31 Posted March 4, 2003 Author Posted March 4, 2003 I forgot about one type of redirection - through HTTP headers!I was only thinking about the redirect HTML metatag. If you send a redirect HTTP header, the browser will be automatically redirected and the user will not see the address he's been redirected from. I'm assuming this is what http://afraid.org uses. Is there anyway way for me to get similar results... Quote
borfast Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I meant sending an HTTP header from the server, not having a domain pointing to your server. With PHP, for instance, you have a header() function that allows you to do just that. But for what you want, I believe that frames are the only way out. If you'd own a server, you could also use mod_rewrite but unfortunately, that's not an option here... Raul Quote
section31 Posted March 4, 2003 Author Posted March 4, 2003 Alright, thats what i thought... Thanks for the reply... dave Quote
bethohio3 Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I have another perspective, which is: Don't Do It! I find it very frustrating when I try to bookmark a page and can't hold on to the URL that I want to come back to. If I wanted to bookmark the home page, I would have. If I bookmark a page that's further down, it's because that's what I wanted to return to. As a personal example, a few months ago, as I was browsing various tattoo artists' sites, I found a portfolio I really liked and an image I really liked. I wanted to send the URL to a couple of friends so they could see what I was thinking of. Unfortunately, because the site used frames, that page didn't have a URL I could send to a friend. I had to send the home page URL and give directions for navigating to the particular page I wanted them to see. (Only my closest friends bothered.) On the other hand, after I got my tattoo, when I sent out the URL (http://www.bweiss.com/tattoo/my_tattoo.htm) to a mailing list I'm on, even aquaintances were willing to look, since it was a single click to actually get to the page they wanted. So anyway, that's my personal take--I'd rather have the power to bookmark a complicated URL if I want to--and if I can't, I frequently will use a competing site for the information--I only bothered with the frame-based tattoo site because I *really* like the guy's artwork. (He turned out to be terrific by the way.) --Beth Quote
borfast Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I completely agree with you, beth. I just pointed out those options because that's what section31 was asking about. But I also hate not being able to see the address of the webpage I'm browsing... Raul Quote
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