Beginner's Guide

You can now edit the links and add a new redirect URL. The next time the old path is accessed, the
redirect component ensures that the visitor is redirected to the new address. You may create redirects on
your own if you are aware of any old paths that no longer exist.
The component uses the web server's rewrite system. You have to figure out which webserver you are
using. In Site → System Information you can see which web server you are using (Figure 2)
Figure 2: System Information
If your webserver is Apache, rename the file htaccess.txt to .htaccess. In some cases renaming the file
may not be possible because the file starts with a dot. I use my ftp client or the shell for renaming it.
In case of using Internet Information Server rename the file web.config.txt to web.config and install
IIS URL Rewrite Module before activating. (Figure 3).
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