Can’t link to files on my domain because of WordPress- Can this be circumvented?

  • I’m sure this is a simple one, but as you know, if you go to any link that doens’t work on your domain, it will give you a 404 error message within your blog’s template. Well, I want people to access other files on my domain https://www.benparr.com, specifically benparr.com/bidoof.swf, which is used in a facebook application I want to keep working (I can’t edit the path in the app, so I need to get this path to keep working). It would also be nice to be able to access https://www.benparr.com/stats, which is generated by my Dreamhost account to give me stats on my users (though I use Analytics as well).

    Can anyone help me with this? How can I make certain files or paths work independent of the blog?

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  • Thread Starter mystalic

    (@mystalic)

    Bump…

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    No need to bump when nobody really understands the question.

    WordPress will let you access files and folders in its directories just fine. No need to do anything.

    But if they’re using some kind of rewrite rules themselves, then there may be a conflict. We’d need more information about how those other apps work to tell you what to do.

    Thread Starter mystalic

    (@mystalic)

    Alright, I’ll try again. If I go to https://www.benparr.com/bidoof.swf directly, I’m going to go to an Error 404 page. I know the file is there via FTP, though. How can I make it so that when you go to that link directly, it plays the flash file instead of goes to an Error 404 page?

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    That’s really not WordPress doing that. You’re getting WordPress because the webserver didn’t find the file and redirected you to WordPress instead.

    Maybe you have the file misspelled? Case usually matters on webservers.

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