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AndreWolff

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Registered: 14-Dec-2007

Please remove old index files
Posted: 15 Oct 21, 14:42

Many times I see two index files in the output directory: index.htm and index.html.
This can happen if you switch from skin which apparently may lead to a different naming.

So please before making an index,htm or index.html file, remove first all index*.* files.
This removes too possible old index1.html, index2.html etc. Files.

JeffTucker

Posts: 8,121
Registered: 31-Jan-2006

Re: Please remove old index files
Posted: 15 Oct 21, 14:48

in response to: AndreWolff

There's another situation where this can cause problems. If you change the extension from html to php, or vice-versa, you end up with both files in the output - index.html and index.php. Once uploaded, which one gets used depends on the default settings on the server, so it's a gamble.

RobM

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Registered: 4-Aug-2006

Re: Please remove old index files
Posted: 15 Oct 21, 16:14

in response to: JeffTucker

Changing the extension in jAlbum settings is a user choice, and the manual states you can end up with both. Or, some skins might ignore the setting.

For both jAlbum and skins though, if a user is allowed to change the extension name, then the offending code should really delete old pages.

I wonder which skins allow the user to change the page extension?

AndreWolff

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Registered: 14-Dec-2007

Re: Please remove old index files
Posted: 15 Oct 21, 16:23

in response to: RobM

RobM wrote:
I wonder which skins allow the user to change the page extension?

All skins, because it is a jAlbum core function.

But I do sometimes a skin change by dropping an already used project file in the image directory. The new project file could have another naming convention as the old project file.

It is a pity that jAlbum supports both htm and html files, I would vote for using always html files.

RobM

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Registered: 4-Aug-2006

Re: Please remove old index files
Posted: 15 Oct 21, 16:28

in response to: AndreWolff

AndreWolff wrote:

RobM wrote:
I wonder which skins allow the user to change the page extension?

All skins, because it is a jAlbum core function.

But I do sometimes a skin change by dropping an already used project file in the image directory. The new project file could have another naming convention as the old project file.

It is a pity that jAlbum supports both htm and html files, I would vote for using always html files.

Ah, so it isn’t a skin issue at all. Whilst I agree jAlbum should be tidier, the manual warns about the effect.

And if you use multiple project files on a single project, well, you run all sorts of risks.

jimberry

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Registered: 30-Aug-2004

Re: Please remove old index files
Posted: 16 Oct 21, 01:11

in response to: AndreWolff

AndreWolff wrote:
It is a pity that jAlbum supports both htm and html files, I would vote for using always html files.

That should be a user choice. Using the ".php" extension should still be an option.

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