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grafiks · 21-03-2006, 15:06

Is there a way of keep the url in teh address bar regardless of what page you go to i.e. www.thissite.com

and the then you go to hp.html but instead of

www.thissite.com/hp.html you still see www.thissite.com in the address bar

mike_m · 21-03-2006, 20:54

You could do some jiggery pokery with the .htaccess file, or, and this gives me a shudder - wrap the whole thing in a frame.. But don't.

lyndon · 22-03-2006, 03:09

I think even with .htaccess you would struggle as you still need to pass the page parameters somehow - a frame would do it, but why???

i3lance · 22-03-2006, 13:49

There are 2 ways to do this. Using your inetmgr (IIS) or if you control your domain name using a provider - most nowdays allow you to ghost your URL (especially if you have some kind of private webspace with long and unprofessional address. (i.e., homesite.users.free.com/etc/etc/home.html or something)

Hope that helps.

grafiks · 22-03-2006, 18:10

sounds good how do u do that in iis

pgo · 22-03-2006, 19:15

I believe - and not speaking from experience - you'd need access to the Windows OS that's on the server that hosts the site. IIS, in my understanding, doesn't have anything like .htaccess. Those sorts of things are controlled from within the OS.

Rakan · 22-03-2006, 20:00

If I remember correctly, DotEasy.com offers you the ability to mask your URLs... not 100% sure on that, it's been a while since I've used DotEasy.com.

mx · 22-03-2006, 21:01

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Originally Posted by i3lance

if you control your domain name using a provider - most nowdays allow you to ghost your URL (especially if you have some kind of private webspace with long and unprofessional address. (i.e., homesite.users.free.com/etc/etc/home.html or something)

Thats just frames again.

i3lance · 23-03-2006, 09:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by max h

Thats just frames again.

I don't think it is Max - if it is I'd really like to find out how they do it.

But Rakan took the words out of my mouth "masking the URL" is the more familiar term.

mx · 23-03-2006, 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by i3lance

I don't think it is Max - if it is I'd really like to find out how they do it.

A one frame frameset. simple.
http://archive.maxhoy.co.uk/frame/

ta daa! Just view source from browser menu. That's why when they ask you for the page title and any metatags when you set it up.

i3lance · 23-03-2006, 11:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by max h

A one frame frameset. simple.
http://archive.maxhoy.co.uk/frame/

ta daa! Just view source from browser menu. That's why when they ask you for the page title and any metatags when you set it up.

Nicely done. Cheers Max

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lyndon Venti Macchiato Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 1,154	I think even with .htaccess you would struggle as you still need to pass the page parameters somehow - a frame would do it, but why???

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i3lance Read between da lines! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK, former Londoner Posts: 846	There are 2 ways to do this. Using your inetmgr (IIS) or if you control your domain name using a provider - most nowdays allow you to ghost your URL (especially if you have some kind of private webspace with long and unprofessional address. (i.e., homesite.users.free.com/etc/etc/home.html or something) Hope that helps.

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grafiks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 365	sounds good how do u do that in iis

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pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	I believe - and not speaking from experience - you'd need access to the Windows OS that's on the server that hosts the site. IIS, in my understanding, doesn't have anything like .htaccess. Those sorts of things are controlled from within the OS.

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Rakan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 567	If I remember correctly, DotEasy.com offers you the ability to mask your URLs... not 100% sure on that, it's been a while since I've used DotEasy.com.

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