[CMS] Default Page

[southeastsxs]

Hi all,

I have my full CMS suite installed in the root of my domain however I have created a page called welcome.htm.

Right now when someone visits my site they go right to the CMS new page, index.php

How do I make welcome.htm my default page. I also use VBSEO 3.5 with my vBul4.04 suite.

Many Thanks

[Lynne]

Have you looked into using .htaccess to do this? It is probably one of the easier ways to do this.

[southeastsxs]

I have indeed thought about it but have no idea how to write it LOL. While I can work stuff out with a GUI, I am no coder. I am trying to learn though. I am using a htaccess file for VBSEO but they set that up as they had problems getting my VBSEO to work.

Do you know the line a of code that needs to be added? I am with godaddy an I understand they can be a pain with this stuff.

[Lynne]

I'm a trial and error coder, so I can't write the exact code for you, but google has lots on redirect and htaccess, like this:How do I redirect my site using a .htaccess file?

[vB Style]

Use this:

DirectoryIndex welcome.html welcome.htm index.html index.htm index.php index.cgi

[southeastsxs]

Hey thanks guys, I really appreciate the help. Sjould I use that code in its entirety and will it still work with my VBSEO setup?

I know these questions seem obvious but I am learning so please bear with me.

[vB Style]

Put it at beginning of your .htaccess file.
It should work without problems with vBSEO.

[southeastsxs]

Thanks so much, I will give it a try.

[southeastsxs]

Ok so I tried it and it worked great with one problem, even if I have the "enter site" link pointing to southeastsxs.com/index.php it still brings me be back welcome.htm. I removed the lines you added for index.php to see if that was the problem but no good.

Would it be better if I posted my htaccess file contents for you to see? or is it a simple answer?

Many Thanks,