Question

I was looking for a way to move files from my root folder / to designated folder /newFolder while weeping this change hidden from users, for example, when going to

http://site.com/ABC

I want the browser to display content from

http://site.com/customerPages/ABC

but the client will see the following URL in his browser:

http://site.com/ABC

I’ve tried using RewriteRule but since the folder names aren’t pre-defined I failed to do so. Then I tried using file_get_contents() in my 404 page but it broke all the relative paths.

Finally I used the following code in my 404 page:

// Redirect customers to customers landing pages under /newFolder
if (strpos($message,'newFolder') === false) {
    $url = 'http://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'/newFolder'.$message;
    echo '<frameset><frame src="/newFolder'.$message.'"></frameset>';
    exit();
} else {
    // correct the URL - remove the `/newFolder` bit
    $message = str_replace('/newFolder','',$message);
}

$message – the requested URI

I know that this solution is dirty, and i would love to improve it. Anyone knows how to?

Are there any problems with my design? are there any issues using frameset to display a webpage?

EDIT

I eventually stayed with my original solution (used the 404 page with frameset) to avoid from creating rules for all of the pages, and there for making the .htaccess heavier.

Answer 1

If You Want have Different URL for Your client

You Can Use This code in htaccess

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase   /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)/ABC/(.*?)/(.*)
RewriteRule ^ customerPages/%3 [L]

I Test It In My Web host Work correctly

Sample:
Virtual URL

http://sepidarcms.ir/ABC/Client1/image/logo.png

http://sepidarcms.ir/ABC/Client2/image/logo.png

http://sepidarcms.ir/ABC/Client3/image/logo.png

Real URL For All:

http://sepidarcms.ir/customerPages/image/logo.png

if You Want Can Remove ABC With a Little Change In This code