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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2009
Christopher J. Kale, Richmond Hill, CA;
Baldev S. Soor, Markham, CA;
Christopher J. Kale, Richmond Hill, CA;
Baldev S. Soor, Markham, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides redirection for a web page request for an old URL received at a web server. In an embodiment, a web page request from an end-user is redirected to a Common Gateway Interface ('CGI') script for handling the web page redirection. In an embodiment, the CGI script includes a routine for matching an old URL to a new URL provided in a lookup table. In an embodiment, each web page of an old URL has a corresponding new URL such that an end-user trying to access a web page using an old URL is always directed to a corresponding new web page, or to a relevant page if a corresponding new page does not exist. In another embodiment, a customized message may be associated with a match between an old URL and a new URL, and the customized message may be displayed prior to redirection.