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What's the best way to do a lot of redirects?

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ApplianceJunk:
I'm moving some of our free service manual downloads into a store.

So I want to redirect URL's like this

http://appliancejunk.com/forums/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=419

to a store URL like this.

http://appliancejunk.com/forums/index.php?action=store;sa=view;id=1 (just a example, not a working link yet)

Using SMF store mode from smfhacks.

I can create redirects in my cpanel, but is it also a option to create them in a .htaccess file?

Are there other options and what's the best way?

I may end up with 500 redirects.

That or I was thinking of just leaving all the free downloads like they are and change permissions so no one can use the download button.
Then above the download button (in the template) I could put some text about purchasing this service manual in our store and a store link.

But I'm thinking a redirect may work best.

What do you think?

shamun:
I don't know if there's a technical term, but you could setup a redirect router.

Modify the attachments script to check a database that you can modify with which redirect.  If it matches, it will throw a redirect.  Fairly simple.

vbgamer45:
You can sell downloads in downloads pro as well. If you are using the credit system then assign each download x amount of credits in order to get.

ApplianceJunk:

--- Quote from: vbgamer45 on May 12, 2012, 12:41:40 PM ---You can sell downloads in downloads pro as well. If you are using the credit system then assign each download x amount of credits in order to get.

--- End quote ---

Thought about that too, but it seems like it would add a extra step for the customer, that and they would have to register too. Want it so guest or members just need to click, pay, get the Link.

Think I will leave the free download page and change the free download so it only includes the cover and index of the service manual. Then and a store link were they can buy the full service manual.

ApplianceJunk:
Just noticed on the download page of download pro I can also add a download URL. I can use that download URL to redirect to a store url too.
Then when they click the download button they are redirected to the store URL for that download. Maybe I will do that instead.

This why I don't change the original download page as a lot of them pages have some good PR and if I ever decide to go back to the free download I simply remove the download URL and it uses the original .pdf file again. :)

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