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09-06-2004, 10:00 PM
This hack allows IIS (Microsoft Internet Information Server) users the ability to change the archive feature used by spiders into an archive that users can use. This is not the way vBulletin intended the archive to work.
See what I mean:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75958&highlight=Archive+IIS
vBulletin uses the archive to emulate real html pages to help spiders. On my website I just wanted an easy way for users to view the forum as an "archive". So this will not help search engines, but it will allow users to view your archive.
I converted the calling convention from /index.php/f-2.html into a query string such as /index.php?f=2.
With only 8 simple fixes, you can allow your users to view your archive. I didn't look at the PDA part or the Log In when you press the PDA button.
You can go to my site www.globware.com/forum/archive/ to see how it works. I just started a vBulletin site so I only have 14 threads with 26 posts (not a good example), but it will show you how it works.
Make backup copies of /archive/index.php and /archive/global.php before you make any changes...
So, install this fix if you want to enable your users to be able to view your archive to be used as a low-bandwidth option, or just people interested in browsing through it. This is NOT a fix for the true IIS archive problem.
This has been tested on vBulletin v3.0.3 only.
See what I mean:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75958&highlight=Archive+IIS
vBulletin uses the archive to emulate real html pages to help spiders. On my website I just wanted an easy way for users to view the forum as an "archive". So this will not help search engines, but it will allow users to view your archive.
I converted the calling convention from /index.php/f-2.html into a query string such as /index.php?f=2.
With only 8 simple fixes, you can allow your users to view your archive. I didn't look at the PDA part or the Log In when you press the PDA button.
You can go to my site www.globware.com/forum/archive/ to see how it works. I just started a vBulletin site so I only have 14 threads with 26 posts (not a good example), but it will show you how it works.
Make backup copies of /archive/index.php and /archive/global.php before you make any changes...
So, install this fix if you want to enable your users to be able to view your archive to be used as a low-bandwidth option, or just people interested in browsing through it. This is NOT a fix for the true IIS archive problem.
This has been tested on vBulletin v3.0.3 only.