Setting up a 410 error page

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I have been asked to remove my 404.shtml page and set up a 410 one instead.

Is this just a case of creating a 410.shtml page or is there something extra I have to do server-side?

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You should have both, since both are valid (error state) outcomes from a request. Is the client saying that all “URL missing” type errors must result in a 410 (Gone permanently, never coming back) rather than a 404 (Gone, but may return at some point)? How are you going to determine which of these outcomes to signal?

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On Sep 16, 2013, at 1:09 PM, BigG wrote:

I have been asked to remove my 404.shtml page and set up a 410 one instead.

Is this just a case of creating a 410.shtml page or is there something extra I have to do server-side?

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I should also point out this very handy page: http://httpstatus.es

Lists all of the status codes in one place, for easy perusal. If a status has a Rails-specific “short code”, that’s listed in the details as well.

Walter

On Sep 16, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:

You should have both, since both are valid (error state) outcomes from a request. Is the client saying that all “URL missing” type errors must result in a 410 (Gone permanently, never coming back) rather than a 404 (Gone, but may return at some point)? How are you going to determine which of these outcomes to signal?

Walter

On Sep 16, 2013, at 1:09 PM, BigG wrote:

I have been asked to remove my 404.shtml page and set up a 410 one instead.

Is this just a case of creating a 410.shtml page or is there something extra I have to do server-side?

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Hi Walter

I think they want 410 for an old forum which is ‘never coming back’.

How can I make it 410 for a specific directory:
http://www.newyoubootcamp.com/forum/

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With an .htaccess file or Apache config file.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^forum/ - [G]

And delete the folder from the server.

Walter

On Sep 16, 2013, at 3:51 PM, BigG wrote:

Hi Walter

I think they want 410 for an old forum which is ‘never coming back’.

How can I make it 410 for a specific directory:
http://www.newyoubootcamp.com/forum/

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I have deleted the folder ‘forum’.

Have added this to the .htaccess file (the error doc references were already in there:

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
ErrorDocument 410 /410.php

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^forum/ - [G]

When I type: http://www.newyoubootcamp.com/forum I still get the 404 page and not the 410

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Hmmm. The Apache rewrite page said that the [G] flag would signal Gone, and they also said it would send a 410 status. See what happens if you remove both of the ErrorDocument directives. (Just put a # in front of each line and save the file.)

Then also see what happens if you add a L (last rule, stop processing) to the flags, as [G,L].

Other things to check here: the .htaccess is in the folder just outside of where the /forum/ folder used to be, correct? What happens if you remove either the ^ or the / or both from the match string?

Walter

On Sep 17, 2013, at 1:36 AM, BigG wrote:

I have deleted the folder ‘forum’.

Have added this to the .htaccess file (the error doc references were already in there:

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
ErrorDocument 410 /410.php

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^forum/ - [G]

When I type: http://www.newyoubootcamp.com/forum I still get the 404 page and not the 410

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Thanks Walter - removing the / seemed to do the trick, really appreciate your help on this one!

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