[Forum] Wrong Forum URL

[Mermaid]

I have set the forum URL to example.com/forum in admin CP, but this shows the CMS

The forum seems to be at example.com/forum/forum.php

This screws up all my members' bookmarks and links.

What I want is the forum to be at example.com/forum and the home page to be at example.com

Is this possible?

[Lynne]

Go to your index.php page and change this area of the file to look like this:

/**
 * Use the CMS as the default script:
 */

// require('content.php');


/**
 * Use the forum as the default script:
 */

require('forum.php');

[Mermaid]

That makes the forum example.com/forum but does not help with the CMS, which I want to be at the root, ie so the home page is at the root, which you would expect.

[Ferrari27]

Move the index.php into the root and follow the instructions at the top to set path to forums

 * If you want to move this file to the root of your website, change this 
 * line to your vBulletin directory and uncomment it (delete the //).
 *
 * For example, if vBulletin is installed in '/forum' the line should 
 * state:
 *
 *    define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
 *
 * Note: You may need to change the cookie path of your vBulletin 
 * installation to enable your users to log in at the root of your website.
 * If you move this file to the root of your website then you should ensure 
 * the cookie path is set to '/'.
 *
 * See 'Admin Control Panel
 *    ->Cookies and HTTP Header Options
 *      ->Path to Save Cookies
 */

//define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');

[Mermaid]

But according to this, that is not a good solution:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?340879-4.0.3-will-address-nearly-all-bugs&p=1925351&viewfull=1#post1925351

???

[Mermaid]

besides, when I try that and navigate to example.com/index.php I get this:

Warning: require(content.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /data02/pjt/public_html/xxxx/index.php on line 56

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'content.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php') in /data02/pjt/public_html/xxxx/index.php on line 56

[Trevor Hannant]

Can you post the contents of your index.php file please

[Mermaid]

here you go:

<?php
/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # vBulletin 4.0.2 Patch Level 1 - Licence Number xxxxx
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # Copyright �2000-2010 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All Rights Reserved. ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| #################################################################### ||
\*======================================================================*/

/**
 * If you want to move this file to the root of your website, change this 
 * line to your vBulletin directory and uncomment it (delete the //).
 *
 * For example, if vBulletin is installed in '/forum' the line should 
 * state:
 *
 *    define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');
 *
 * Note: You may need to change the cookie path of your vBulletin 
 * installation to enable your users to log in at the root of your website.
 * If you move this file to the root of your website then you should ensure 
 * the cookie path is set to '/'.
 *
 * See 'Admin Control Panel
 *    ->Cookies and HTTP Header Options
 *      ->Path to Save Cookies
 */

define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forum');


// Do not edit.
if (defined('VB_RELATIVE_PATH'))
{
    chdir('./' . VB_RELATIVE_PATH);
}


/**
 * You can choose the default script here.  Uncomment the appropriate line 
 * to set the default script.  Note: Only uncomment one of these, you must 
 * add // to comment out the script(s) that you DO NOT want to use as your 
 * default script.
 *
 * You can choose the default script even if you do not plan to move this 
 * file to the root of your website.
 */

/**
 * Use the CMS as the default script:
 */

require('content.php');


/**
 * Use the forum as the default script:
 */

// require('forum.php');


/*======================================================================*\
|| ####################################################################
|| # Downloaded: 06:18, Tue Feb 23rd 2010
|| # CVS: $RCSfile$ - $Revision: 31201 $
|| ####################################################################
\*======================================================================*/

[Trevor Hannant]

Have you for a link to your site also? Sorry, meant to ask in last post...

[Mermaid]

here:

(EDIT: redunt URL removed : /forumtestvb4/)

problem:

http://cafesaxophone.com/index.php

[Trevor Hannant]

define(VB_RELATIVE_PATH, 'forumtestvb4');

[Mermaid]

Ok, that works,

BUT if I then click on the forum tab, then click on the home tab, it doesn't go back to the root.

[Trevor Hannant]

Try setting this to point to the root index.php file:

AdminCP > Settings > Options > Content Management > Site Tab URL

[Mermaid]

Thanks, that works from the forum, but the internal links in the CMS go back into the forum directory

[ChopSuey]

Cool just like vBAdvanced, sorry for posting, just need more info on this too!