XF 1.2 Moving from /forums to root

[grantus]

I currently have Xenforo installed in /forums but if I want to move everything to the root directory, what would be the simplest way?

Obviously I'll move all the files to the root, but how does that affect Xenforo?
Would I have to backup the database, re-install Xenforo and then import the database?
Or is there an easier way?

Thanks.

 

[Paul B]

The FAQ in my signature explains what steps need to be taken.

 

[grantus]

Ah ok, so I just need to move all the files to the root and then specify the new forum URL in the AdminCP?

 

[Jeremy]

Yes.

 

[grantus]

I'm in the process of moving everything now but there's a problem. I moved all my Xenforo files to the root directory and then changed the board URL. Now when I go to the forum, I can't get to certain areas of the forum. All my nodes still show /forums/general for example. I restarted my server but still same thing. What could be the problem?

 

[grantus]

It seems to be that the friendly URLs is not working. When I disabled it, all is good. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Paul B]

Did you move the .htaccess file to the root?

 

[grantus]

Ah, that could be it! No, I didn't move it yet because I have a custom one in there. I'll reply when I move it over.

 

[Marcel]

I tried it on our test installation. No matter what I tried I just couldn't get it to play nice, so I reinstalled
*easywayout*

 

[grantus]

Ok I moved Xenforo's htaccess, restarted my server and still the same thing. I can access the threads and posts such as: mysite.com/posts/ but on the main page, all the nodes still link to mysite.com/forums

 

[Jeremy]

Have you edited any templates?

 

[grantus]

Nevermind, I got it! It's because since I moved all my xenforo files to the root folder, I still had my "forums" folder. I removed that and so far everything seems good.

 

[Marcel]

Glad you've sorted it