Setting forum as base URL

il-logical

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#1 01-03-2007, 07:37 PM

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Setting forum as base URL

Is it possible to have your forum URL be “www.site.com” instead of ‘www.site.com/forums/index.php”

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#2 01-03-2007, 08:22 PM

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

absolutely, you can put your forum w/e you want..

now, if you have files in the root, they can't overlap.

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il-logical

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#3 01-03-2007, 08:24 PM

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

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Originally Posted by Brandon

absolutely, you can put your forum w/e you want..

now, if you have files in the root, they can't overlap.

What do I have to check to make sure they do not overlap?

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

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Originally Posted by il-logical

What do I have to check to make sure they do not overlap?

is there anything in the root of the site now ?

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il-logical

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#5 01-03-2007, 08:29 PM

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

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Originally Posted by Brandon

is there anything in the root of the site now ?

Other than the /forums/ file, just the files the hosting company put in there.

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#6 01-03-2007, 08:39 PM

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

ya, I'd delete them
and then log into your acp, vboptions > general settings

then move all the contents of the forum folder, to the public_html

btw, i see you at AF :p

if you have a gallery or vba, you'll have to make a small edit in 1 or 2 php files.

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#7 01-12-2007, 11:07 AM

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

Or you can add an index.html file in your root directory, redirectioning (don't know if this word even exist xD) to forums/index.php

.:ChrC:.

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Re: Setting forum as base URL

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Or you can add an index.html file in your root directory, redirectioning (don't know if this word even exist xD) to forums/index.php

.:ChrC:.

yup, but he is asking if he can have the forums in the root ;)

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