[SOLVED] Should i be worried

[npsari]

Hi guys

 

I have my images in a folder called h-images

 

i.e. www.mysite.com/h-images/

 

I link to my images simply by <IMG src="/h-images/1.gif" border="0">

 

I have 100 webpages, and increasing

 

I am worried that one day, whoever is in change! might decide that folders can not contain -

 

So, i will have to change my whole pages because of that

 

is this possible that one day in the future, folders must not contain -

[Dragen]

They shouldn't anyway. To be compliant with all browsers you should never include a - in a filename. There are several other characters as well, such as spaces, @, $ etc.

I'd advise replacing them with _ which is fully compatible.

[marcus]

What you could do is just set up a global system that tells you where your folder points.

 

You can use .htaccess or a method of php to solve this.

 

# php
$dash_switch = 1;

$folder = ($dash_switch == 1) ? "himages" : "h-images";

# if 1 folder = himages ;;; no hyphens
# if 0 folder = h-images ;; hyphens.

 

.htaccess wise

 

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^/himages/([^*]*).gif$ /h-images/$1.gif [L]

# or an opposite way
RewriteRule ^/h-images/([^*]*).gif$ /himages/$1.gif [L]

[revraz]

"&" is also a big no no for a filename character.

[phpSensei]

We are fine with the current names on our servers, and URL addresses. It won't happen, its nothing to worry about...

[otuatail]

This could be turned around. If you made a new folder and copied all the images to it. Then using a basic editor like notepad (I have to because php designer dosn't work for me here). Open each one in notebad and do a search replace. It would take time. but when done delete the old folder.

Pay some kid a few quid to do it.

 

Desmond.

 

[marcus]

What's wrong with Notepad? Notepad is pure original, I can code just fine in it

 

Ctrl + H.

 

Or you could just use rename and move the files there.

[npsari]

ohh, thanks

 

well, i can see there are many ways of doing it

 

yep, i think ill propably edit all my files with notepad and make another folder name (images)

 

iam lucky i only have only about 60 pages now or less actually 

[marcus]

I have 100 webpages, and increasing

 

30 !== 100

[npsari]

lol, yes, cus some pages does not have any images

 

should have said around 50, not sure exactly

 

but they are quite many