move site to /community folder

[masterchief]

I want to move my XenForo site to /community folder... what simple steps to take? I have done this before, just want to revisit before I actually move data. regards

 

[Chris D]

1) Move site
2) Update board URL in Options > Basic Board Information (very important for things like confirmation e-mails and link building)
3) Optional: Setup redirects

 

[masterchief]

1) Move site
2) Update board URL in Options > Basic Board Information (very important for things like confirmation e-mails and link building)
3) Optional: Setup redirects

1) move site - refresh me please, all folders and php files from the root... correct.

NOTE - index.php should stay in root????

 

[Chris D]

All folders and PHP files from the root should be moved (including index.php).

 

[DBA]

FYI last time I did this I also had to restart the httpd service on the server.

 

[masterchief]

everything moved over.. no trouble.... did a redirect via htaccess

my objective is to create splash page similar to XenForo site, and direct traffic via menu options

 

[Lee]

How well indexed is your website by search engines? As this will have a drastic impact on your search position.

 

[masterchief]

How well indexed is your website by search engines? As this will have a drastic impact on your search position.

not worried about that... thanx for mentioning that .. peace

 

[Lee]

not worried about that... thanx for mentioning that .. peace

Just making sure you knew the implications

 

[masterchief]

Just making sure you knew the implications

sure do... thanx again

 

[DBA]

How well indexed is your website by search engines? As this will have a drastic impact on your search position.

Not if you have redirects setup correctly.

 

[masterchief]

I redirected to /community folder:

Redirect /index.html /community

 

[DBA]

I redirected to /community folder:

Redirect /index.html /community

You're also going to want to redirect your threads or like Lee said you're going to have issues with Google.

 

[masterchief]

You're also going to want to redirect your threads or like Lee said you're going to have issues with Google.

how is that accomplished????

 

[DBA]

how is that accomplished????

You'll need to add a rewrite rule to your .htaccess. I'm not really familiar with it so you'll have to do your own research or somebody else on here can most likely help you out.

 

[Lee]

Not if you have redirects setup correctly.

True.

I was assuming that wasn't the case.

 

[masterchief]

here you go.... enjoy! update your site info

NOTE: Although you may have placed your entire xenforo site into the /community folder, this htaccess makes it appear to still exist in the ROOT.



RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?site.com$

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/community/

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /community/$1

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?site.com$

RewriteRule ^(/)?$ community/index.php [L]