javascript redirect usability

[Thomas McCarthy]

Hi! I am keeping my portfolio at Http://www.lambelly.com. This is a site
utilizing PHP templates. My question is this: I could think of no good way
of linking the index.html page to the php templates other than using a
javascript redirect. In theory, this could cause problems in some
browsers, however. I was wondering if anyone had any better ideas about
how to do this in a more failsafe way, or if
anybody had any comments on the site in general.

Thanks!
Tom McCarthy

 

[William Tasso]

Hi! I am keeping my portfolio at Http://www.lambelly.com. This is a
site utilizing PHP templates. My question is this: I could think of
no good way of linking the index.html page to the php templates other
than using a javascript redirect. In theory, this could cause
problems in some browsers,

nearly right: in practice some visitors will get a blank screen

however. I was wondering if anyone had any
better ideas about how to do this in a more failsafe way,

actually using the home/index page would work well
configure the server to deliver your real home-page
permanent redirect is next favourite
meta refresh may provide some fall-back
placing a link on the page is mandatory in case all others fail.

or if
anybody had any comments on the site in general.

nice background

 

[Toby A Inkster]

Hi! I am keeping my portfolio at Http://www.lambelly.com. This is a site
utilizing PHP templates. My question is this: I could think of no good way
of linking the index.html page to the php templates other than using a
javascript redirect.

Firstly, not answering your question, but take a look at:

http://www.lambelly.com/template.php

It is a good idea to have a fall-back page if ?include=something is
missing! Probably you should set '?include=home' if none is given.

Now, on to your question. Create a plain text file called '.htaccess'
(note: the leading dot is important!)

It should have one line of text:

DirectoryIndex template.php?include=home

This specifies a 'default page'.

 

[Thomas McCarthy]

Thanks! Those are all really good tips

 

[AndyEd]

My question is this: I could think of no good way
of linking the index.html page to the php templates other than using a
javascript redirect. In theory, this could cause problems in some

If you do stick with a javascript redirect, look into
document.location.replace(url) instead of setting document.location
directly.

This prevents the first page from being entered into history.

hth,
Andy Edmonds
Uzilla LLC. "Tools for a Usable Web"
http://www.uzilla.net