Included page: CreateRelativeSymbolicLink (edit)
Creating a symbolic link is done in the properties view of the page that will contain the link. There is a form where a user supplies a name for the link and a path for the linked page. When submitted the URL has the following form:
http://host/PathToPage?responder=symlink&linkName=&linkPath=
First we need to create some pages to play with.
Now we create a symbolic link named SymLink. This links LinkedPage as a child of LinkingPage.
http://host/PathToPage?responder=symlink&linkName=
First we need to create some pages to play with.
Page creator. | |
Page name. | valid? |
LinkingPage | true |
LinkedPage | true |
Now we create a symbolic link named SymLink. This links LinkedPage as a child of LinkingPage.
Response Requester. | |
uri | status? |
LinkingPage?responder=symlink&linkName=SymLink&linkPath=LinkedPage | 303 |
Creating a symlink will redirect back to the properties page.
Response Examiner. | |||
type | pattern | matches? | contents? |
contents | Location: /LinkingPage\?properties | true |
Let's have a look at the properties view.
Response Requester. | |
uri | status? |
LinkingPage?properties | 200 |
The newly created symbolic link will be listed along with a link to the linked page.
Response Examiner. | ||
type | pattern | matches? |
contents | SymLink | true |
contents | <a href=".LinkedPage">LinkedPage</a> | true |