XF 1.3 How to set /forum as main index

[xIsabel38]

How do I point my main site (MYSITE.com) to my forum (MYSITE.com/forum) so that when a user goes to the main URL they are sent directly to the forum instead?

 

[Paul B]

Is there any particular reason why you have installed in /forum rather than the root?

Unless you plan to use the root for something, I would recommend moving the forum to it.

 

[xIsabel38]

I have a homepage under construction but since it's still being worked on, I'd rather have it not show at all.

 

[Paul B]

The simplest then would be an .htaccess rewrite:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^$ /forum [L,R=301]

 

[xIsabel38]

lol well nvm, I don't even have a program to open that file. Probably a sign that I should just leave it alone before I mess something up.

 

[Paul B]

You can edit .htaccess using a simple text editor such as Notepad.

 

[Mouth]

Create a HTML file in root dir with an automatic redirect to forum/
.... http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_redirect

 

[FredC]

The simplest then would be an .htaccess rewrite:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^$ /forum [L,R=301]

Whats the difference between the .htaccess and a index.php file?

<?php
header('Location: http://your-domain.com/community/portal/', true, 301);

 

[Paul B]

Some light reading here

http://uk1.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

The second special case is the "Location:" header. Not only does it send this header back to the browser, but it also returns a REDIRECT (302) status code to the browser unless the 201 or a 3xx status code has already been set.

 

[FredC]

Any real advantages/disadvantage of using one over the other then?