Redirecting MyBB URL's

m1ne · Mar 5, 2012

Hello.

I've not converted my MyBB forum yet, but I know this will be a problem, so I am posting now.
Is there any way to redirect old MyBB url's to XF links? Using htaccess perhaps?
MyBB URL's look like this,

/thread-30028.html
/forum-121.html
/user-2.html

I've got a lot of indexed url's so I hope there's a way to do this.

Thank you.

Jens1986 · Jan 28, 2014

Jake Bunce said:
Put these rules at the top of the .htaccess file in the web root for http://mysite.com/

Code:

RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^Thread-([^/]+)$ /mybbthreadredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]

And make sure the mybbthreadredir.php file (previously attached) is uploaded to the web root for http://mysite.com/, and that the mybb_google_seo table has been copied to your XF database (as previously mentioned).

I have followed all your instructions.
In .htaccess I have added the code at the top of the .htaccess file and uploaded it in my web root.
I have copied the mybb_google_seo database to the XF database.
I have uploaded the mybbthreadredir.php in the web root (where my forum is located).

What happes is this:
For example if I enter an old link like this: mysite.com/Thread-name-of-thread I get directed to mysite.com/threads/xxx (thread number).

This is very frustrating

I have tried different links, and I always get this error:

Not Found
The requested URL /threads/124 was not found on this server.

This is my .htaccess file:

Code:

#    Mod_security can interfere with uploading of content such as attachments. If you
#    cannot attach files, remove the "#" from the lines below.
#<IfModule mod_security.c>
#    SecFilterEngine Off
#    SecFilterScanPOST Off
#</IfModule>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^Thread-([^/]+)$ /mybbthreadredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]
ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 500 default

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On

    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #RewriteBase /xenforo

    #    This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
    #RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
    RewriteRule ^Thread-([^/]+)$ /mybbthreadredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]
    RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>

I have double checked everything.

This is the code in mybbthreadredir.php:

Code:

<?php

$startTime = microtime(true);
$fileDir = dirname(__FILE__);

require($fileDir . '/library/XenForo/Autoloader.php');
XenForo_Autoloader::getInstance()->setupAutoloader($fileDir . '/library');

XenForo_Application::initialize($fileDir . '/library', $fileDir);
XenForo_Application::set('page_start_time', $startTime);

####################

// GET DB
$db = XenForo_Application::get('db');

$_REQUEST['slug'] = (isset($_REQUEST['slug']) ? $_REQUEST['slug'] : '');

$id = $db->fetchOne("
    SELECT id
    FROM mybb_google_seo
    WHERE url = ?
    AND active = 1
    AND idtype = 4
", $_REQUEST['slug']);

if ($id)
{
    header ('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
    header ('Location: http://mysite.com/threads/' . $id);
}

Im sorry for tagging you @Brogan, but you seem to be online a lot more often, and I really want to fix this!

Jake Bunce · Jan 29, 2014

Oh, you aren't using friendly URLs. Edit the mybbthreadredir.php file and change the URL to use index.php:

Rich (BB code):

if ($id)
{
    header ('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
    header ('Location: http://mysite.com/index.php?threads/' . $id);
}

Jens1986 · Jan 29, 2014

Finally it works !

MatthewM · Mar 3, 2014

Hey, I'm struggling to wrap my head around the redirect system: I will be moving over from

www.seedofandromeda.com/Forums/
to
www.seedofandromeda.com/community/
(as well as MyBB -> XenForo)

example forum change:
http://www.seedofandromeda.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=4
http://www.seedofandromeda.com/community/forums/news-and-development.4/

http://www.seedofandromeda.com/Forums/showthread.php?tid=43
http://www.seedofandromeda.com/community/threads/soa-0-1-3-is-now-available.43/

Jake Bunce · Mar 4, 2014

MatthewM said:
Hey, I'm struggling to wrap my head around the redirect system: I will be moving over from

www.seedofandromeda.com/Forums/
to
www.seedofandromeda.com/community/
(as well as MyBB -> XenForo)

example forum change:
http://www.seedofandromeda.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=4
http://www.seedofandromeda.com/community/forums/news-and-development.4/

http://www.seedofandromeda.com/Forums/showthread.php?tid=43
http://www.seedofandromeda.com/community/threads/soa-0-1-3-is-now-available.43/

Add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in the /Forums directory:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)tid=([0-9]+)&pid=([0-9]+)($|&)
RewriteRule ^showthread\.php$ /community/posts/%3/? [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)tid=([0-9]+)($|&)
RewriteRule ^showthread\.php$ /community/threads/%2/? [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)action=profile&uid=([0-9]+)($|&)
RewriteRule ^member\.php$ /community/members/%2/? [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|\?)fid=([0-9]+)($|&)
RewriteRule ^forumdisplay\.php$ /community/forums/%2/? [R=301,L]

MatthewM · Mar 4, 2014

Thanks! Is there anywhere you could point me to that explains how the redirect rules work? All explanations I have found so far have been hard to understand and so that in part has meant I have been unable to get a grasp of these rules.

Jake Bunce · Mar 4, 2014

MatthewM said:
Thanks! Is there anywhere you could point me to that explains how the redirect rules work? All explanations I have found so far have been hard to understand and so that in part has meant I have been unable to get a grasp of these rules.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriterule
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritecond

MatthewM · Mar 4, 2014

Jake Bunce said:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriterule
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritecond

Thanks again!

ThyPhon · Jun 12, 2014

How should I do the changing .htaccess :

For example:

MYBB URL was like that : xxx.org/konu-Akiskanlar-Mekanigi-Ders-Notlari-S-Yildiz.html
XenForo URL is like that : xxx.org/threads/akiskanlar-mekanigi-ders-notlari-s-yildiz.19/

Thank you.

Jake Bunce · Jun 13, 2014

ThyPhon said:
How should I do the changing .htaccess :

For example:

MYBB URL was like that : xxx.org/konu-Akiskanlar-Mekanigi-Ders-Notlari-S-Yildiz.html
XenForo URL is like that : xxx.org/threads/akiskanlar-mekanigi-ders-notlari-s-yildiz.19/

Thank you.

Copy the mybb_google_seo table from MyBB's database to XF's database.

Upload the script attached in this post to your web root.

Then add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in your web root:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^konu-([^/]+)\.html$ /mybbthreadredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]

That should do it.

ThyPhon · Jun 13, 2014

It works, Thank You.

One more question, Can I do this

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^forum-([^/]+)\.html$ /mybbthreadredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]

for

xxx.org/forum-Makine-Muhendisligi

or how I can do ?

Jake Bunce · Jun 17, 2014

ThyPhon said:
It works, Thank You.

One more question, Can I do this

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^forum-([^/]+)\.html$ /mybbthreadredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]

for

xxx.org/forum-Makine-Muhendisligi

or how I can do ?

Upload the script attached in this post to your web root.

Then add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in your web root:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^forum-([^/]+)\.html$ /mybbforumredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]

ceptime · Jul 25, 2014

how make a /forum-genel .htaccess
how make a /konu-cepedit-xf.html
? help me

Jake Bunce · Jul 26, 2014

ceptime said:
how make a /forum-genel .htaccess
how make a /konu-cepedit-xf.html
? help me

What is the old and new URL?

ceptime · Jul 28, 2014

Jake Bunce said:
What is the old and new URL?

/forum-genel old
forum/genel/ new

Jake Bunce · Jul 29, 2014

ceptime said:
/forum-genel old
forum/genel/ new

Add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in your web root:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^forum-([^/]+)$ /forum/$1/ [R=301,L]

Your example isn't a full URL, but I think this is the pattern you want.

ceptime · Jul 31, 2014

Jake Bunce said:
Add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in your web root:

Code:

RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^forum-([^/]+)$ /forum/$1/ [R=301,L]

Your example isn't a full URL, but I think this is the pattern you want.

404 not found url

Jake Bunce · Jul 31, 2014

ceptime said:
404 not found url

Which URL gives a 404?

ceptime · Jul 31, 2014

Now url 404 notfound :http://cepedit.com/forum/cepedit-turkce-uygulamalar/
Xenforo URL:http://cepedit.com/forum/cepedit-turkce-uygulamalar.193/
old mybb url:http://cepedit.com/forum-cepedit-turkce-uygulamalar

Jake Bunce · Aug 1, 2014

ceptime said:
Now url 404 notfound :http://cepedit.com/forum/cepedit-turkce-uygulamalar/
Xenforo URL:http://cepedit.com/forum/cepedit-turkce-uygulamalar.193/
old mybb url:http://cepedit.com/forum-cepedit-turkce-uygulamalar

Ok that is different than your original example.

Upload this script to your web root (where XF is):

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/redirecting-mybb-urls.28809/page-2#post-708975

Edit the end of that file to specify your forum URL:

Rich (BB code):

if ($id)
{
	header ('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
	header ('Location: http://cepedit.com/forum/' . $id);
}

Then add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in your web root:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^forum-([^/]+)$ /mybbforumredir.php?slug=$1 [R=301,L]

That should do it.

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