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How to change a website link...stupid question :(

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  • 11-04-2008 1:40pm
    #1
    white_falcon
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    Hi guys,
    I haven't much of an idea of web development or anything. I've made a phpbb forum, and the link for it is www.filmandgamecomposers.com/phpbb3

    However, I want to change it so that it is just www.filmandgamecomposers.com (no phpbb3 at the end)

    What do I need to change to change the link for it - what file do I need to change or, where do I need to select that it redirects to that if you just go to filmandgamecomposers.com?

    Thanks


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    #2
    white_falcon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 793 ✭✭✭white_falcon


    or even to change it to www.filmandgamecomposers.com/forum instead


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    white_falcon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 793 ✭✭✭white_falcon


    actually I found that now - when you go to www.filmandgamecomposers.com/forum it brings you to the phpbb3 page, but how can I change it so that it goes to the phpbb3 page, but say /forum at the top still?


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    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    If you're using something like SmartFTP it's as simple as just putting the files from the phpbb folder straight in to the root folder (usually public_html) instead of into a folder named phpbb within the root folder.

    Similarly, if you just want to change the url from website.com/phpbb to website.com/forum you just change the name of the folder from phpbb to forum.


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    white_falcon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 793 ✭✭✭white_falcon


    Mirror wrote: »
    If you're using something like SmartFTP it's as simple as just putting the files from the phpbb folder straight in to the root folder (usually public_html) instead of into a folder named phpbb within the root folder.

    Similarly, if you just want to change the url from website.com/phpbb to website.com/forum you just change the name of the folder from phpbb to forum.

    sweet changing the name of the folder to "forum" did it for me. thanks !


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    #6
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    No problem. Also, I see that at www.filmandgamecomposers.com you just have a simple holding page. If you change that page to something like the following it will redirect straight to the forum:

    [html]
    <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Your Page Title</title>
    <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=http://www.filmandgamecomposers.com/forum/"></HEAD&gt;
    <BODY>
    Redirecting to the forum...
    </BODY>
    </HTML>
    [/html]


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    white_falcon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 793 ✭✭✭white_falcon


    Hmm is this right so:

    <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Website coming soon</title>
    <p>
    <img src="handshake.jpg" width="500" height="380">
    </p>
    <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=http://www.filmandgamecomposers.com/forum/"></HEAD&gt;
    <BODY>
    Redirecting to the forum...
    </BODY>
    </HTML>


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    #8
    white_falcon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 793 ✭✭✭white_falcon


    white_falcon wrote: »
    Hmm is this right so:

    <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Website coming soon</title>
    <p>
    <img src="handshake.jpg" width="500" height="380">
    </p>
    <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=http://www.filmandgamecomposers.com/forum/"></HEAD&gt;
    <BODY>
    Redirecting to the forum...
    </BODY>
    </HTML>

    actually yea thats working now - redirects straight away thanks! :)


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    #9
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    No problem!


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