Redirecting a website that I have no access to

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I developed a new website and switched the DNS before redirecting the old pages. (I know DUH)

So do I have any options at this point? I know the URLs from the old site that I want to forward, but without access to those old files, I'm not sure if there is anything I can do.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Cathy
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  • Profile picture of the author dotVince
    Originally Posted by CKTaylor7 View Post

    I developed a new website and switched the DNS before redirecting the old pages. (I know DUH)

    So do I have any options at this point? I know the URLs from the old site that I want to forward, but without access to those old files, I'm not sure if there is anything I can do.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks,

    Cathy
    Cathy, you have a couple options. I can give you a couple suggestions...

    Since the DNS is already changed, you can create the same folder structure and pages on the new site and then do the redirecting from those pages.

    This is not the best solution, but an option.

    A second option is to create a custom 404 (page not found) page on your site and then check the request to see what page the visitor is requesting. From there you can redirect based on the page that they are looking for.

    A third option along the lines of the second is just to direct them to some other page (maybe your home page) when a page is not found.

    There are probably a few other ways I can come up with, but in either case you can handle it on the new site, but it will require interrogating the request and deciding what to do after that.

    Thanks,

    Vince
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    • Profile picture of the author Katie_White
      If you dont have access it manually then how will you redirect. Still give more details about your problem so we can solve it accordingly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Manfred Ekblad
    How come you don't have access to the old files anymore? If they are still up n running on you might be able to access them from your web hosting control panel/file manager or simply by IP. If you received any emails from the hosting company when you set up the old website, chances are there are some info about accessing FTP without using your domain name.

    And how about switching the domain back to the old site (if you for some reason cant access your FTP without a host name) if its still up n running, do the redirects and then switch the DNS again?

    Let us know more details about your problem
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    • Profile picture of the author CKTaylor7
      Thanks to everyone who has tried to help. I know this sounds wierd - that I can't get into the old account; but the company (Kentico) has blocked any access to the old files. The only access I had before was a web interface and the FTP logins have also been stopped. Guess they aren't happy I switched hosts.

      So I'll try reconstructing the pages in the new site as I'm not a programmer and the other options are out of my league for now.

      Thanks again,

      Cathy
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      • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
        Originally Posted by CKTaylor7 View Post

        ... but the company (Kentico) has blocked any access to the old files. The only access I had before was a web interface and the FTP logins have also been stopped. Guess they aren't happy I switched hosts.

        So I'll try reconstructing the pages in the new site as I'm not a programmer and the other options are out of my league for now.

        Thanks again,

        Cathy
        Well that just sucks, doesn't it? A couple of things you can try:
        • write an emotional email to the old host telling them how your life will be utterly ruined if you aren't able to have access to your old files. Virtual tears dripping down the page would help here.
        • scoot over to google, see what they have indexed by typing 'site:http://yourdomain.com' in the search bar.

        If the Big G has some or most of your pages indexed - for each result, look for the 'Cached' link. Open that link in a new window, right-click and choose 'View Source' ( may be differently named depending on browser ). Copy/paste the source code to a new text document. Save it. There's your web page. One down, 99 to go!
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  • Profile picture of the author senderbot
    Hi,

    Do you have your original email from the host? Just an idea but it may contain an ip address that was used to allow you to access the webfiles whilst the original domain was being registered.

    Most hosts do this and it may look like this http:/1.223.223/~username

    If you find that you may still be able to link to your old files.

    Cheers

    Max
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