help needed from web page expert

handyman · 27-10-2003, 02:54

hi,

Have managed to set up a forum etc but need assistance in making the web page start up right. At the moment its set up to redirect to it as its in a different folder but google only picks up the homepage redirect.

as shown here

needs too be a straight link to the main page, any ideas/offers to do it for me?

Thanks in advance
mark

Seb · 27-10-2003, 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by handyman

hi,

Have managed to set up a forum etc but need assistance in making the web page start up right. At the moment its set up to redirect to it as its in a different folder but google only picks up the homepage redirect.

as shown here

needs too be a straight link to the main page, any ideas/offers to do it for me?

Thanks in advance
mark

well i'm not too sure what you are asking for here mark... the link you supplied says this:

Quote:

Your search - "marks-stuff.co.uk" - did not match any documents.

If the forum hasn't been up and running for long the google bots might not have detected the pages yet! (is this what you are getting at?)

If you can give some more info i'll try to help

Seb

willie · 27-10-2003, 22:49

Just one quesyion why put a redirect in when you can use the index.php from ipdynamiclite in the root dir of your webspace and there will be no need for redirection
also you may want to create a robots.txt file which will tell the search engines where to look.

Jon M · 28-10-2003, 01:11

don't forget the .htaccess file.. the index.php would be useless if it wasn't the default document

handyman · 28-10-2003, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Web Junkie

Just one quesyion why put a redirect in when you can use the index.php from ipdynamiclite in the root dir of your webspace and there will be no need for redirection
also you may want to create a robots.txt file which will tell the search engines where to look.

moved the index.php file and did not work.
whats this htaaccess file?

handyman · 28-10-2003, 01:25

Root directory

forum folder

The root has a .htaccess file but the forum has the index.php file for the forum homepage.

There is a index.php file in the root dir but im sure that the old index.php thet was there in the virgin webspace.

Jon M · 28-10-2003, 01:38

if the index.php is meant to be in the forum directory.. move it back there.

then, download the .htaccess file and open it with notepad .. there will most likely be a single entry in there, but if there is more than one just look for the line that reads "DirectoryIndex filename.*".. change that line to "DirectoryIndex /forum_dir/index.php"
(if that line isn't there.. add it)

if you want to be clever

you can also put in a redirect for all the requests coming in to the old default file.. by adding the line:
"Redirect oldfile.html http://yoursite.com/forum_dir/index.php"

obviously the values i've used as examples will need to be changed eg: forum_dir, oldfile.html.. etc

handyman · 28-10-2003, 01:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1lv3r

if the index.php is meant to be in the forum directory.. move it back there.

then, download the .htaccess file and open it with notepad .. there will most likely be a single entry in there, but if there is more than one just look for the line that reads "DirectoryIndex filename.*".. change that line to "DirectoryIndex /forum_dir/index.php"
(if that line isn't there.. add it)

if you want to be clever

you can also put in a redirect for all the requests coming in to the old default file.. by adding the line:
"Redirect oldfile.html http://yoursite.com/forum_dir/index.php"

obviously the values i've used as examples will need to be changed eg: forum_dir, oldfile.html.. etc

.htacess is blank?
Your starting to loose me now also

Any chance of heving the big word pretty picture version ?

Jon M · 28-10-2003, 01:45

if it's blank just add the two entries i described above.. if you're not too sure about doing it i can do it for you if you like.

the only details i need are.. which file is the old default page? and, what is the name of the forum folder?

handyman · 28-10-2003, 01:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1lv3r

if it's blank just add the two entries i described above.. if you're not too sure about doing it i can do it for you if you like.

the only details i need are.. which file is the old default page? and, what is the name of the forum folder?

right i have in the root folder a .htaccess file.

This file was blank and now has been edited to (DirectoryIndex /forum/index.php)

Now however www.marks-stuff.co.uk brings up the forum page not the ipdynamic lite page, and all the images do not load

If you fancy a go, and i'm sure you sort this in a 1 min then feel free.

I dont really wanna kill it anymore than i have already done.

ps thanks for the help so far

Jon M · 28-10-2003, 01:56

hmm looks like the images are using relative links.. oops

right.. try just removing the "DirectoryIndex forum/index.php" line and see what we get

that is assuming you've got "Redirect index.html http://www.marks-stuff.co.uk/forum/index.php" left in there.. if not, add it

handyman · 28-10-2003, 02:03

right the .htaccess file is now just

Redirect index.html http://www.marks-stuff.co.uk/forum/index.php

but now it does the same as when the file was blank?

Jon M · 28-10-2003, 02:04

try removing the index.html file

handyman · 28-10-2003, 02:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1lv3r

try removing the index.html file

have done which showed a default welcome to site thing from the web host page, so i removed the index.php and now its just a folder view,
check ur pms

handyman · 28-10-2003, 02:59

Thanks to s1lv3r this is all now sorted, cheers

mark