XF 2.2 Getting rid of index.php

[Alvin63]

I've done this before on my previous forum and can't remember what I did. So the web adress is just www.......................,com - without the index.php? at the end.

 

[Deleted member 184953]

See here : /admin.php?options/groups/basicBoard/#useFriendlyUrls

 

[Alvin63]

I couldn't follow that link? What I've seen in basic options is this:

"Use full friendly URLs - If you enable this option, the links generated by the system will not include "index.php?". However, to enable this, mod_rewrite must be available and an appropriate .htaccess file (or the equivalent for your web server) must be in place."

What does that last bit mean about mod_rewrite available and ht.access file?

 

[Paul B]

Enable it and see if it works.

If it doesn't, disable it and rename htaccess.txt on the server to .htaccess , enable it again and see if it works.

If it doesn't, disable it and contact your host as it will require server changes as explained here: https://xenforo.com/docs/xf2/options/#friendly-urls

 

[Alvin63]

Thank you. Will it do any harm changing htaccess?

 

[Paul B]

No - the htacecss.txt file is not used.

It is just a placeholder (for want of a better word) for the .htaccess file, if one is needed.

 

[Alvin63]

Thanks Brogan. I just ticked to use friendly url's and it worked and nothing else needed

 

[bydiamond]

Enable it and see if it works.

If it doesn't, disable it and rename htaccess.txt on the server to .htaccess , enable it again and see if it works.

If it doesn't, disable it and contact your host as it will require server changes as explained here: https://xenforo.com/docs/xf2/options/#friendly-urls

This error is still common today, but I made this change and it started working for me. "Use full friendly URLs".
Thanks for your explanation, it was helpful to me and I hope it will be for other future users as well.

rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess