[Forum] Subdirectory - Is this correct?

[SouthpawK]

OK, running the vb suite on my site, right now my url's look like this...

website/forums/forum
website/forums/blog
website/forums/content

What I want is...

website/forum
website/blog
website/content

I was given this link from Lynne but honestly it confuses me just a little. So, before on I just want to make sure I am understanding.

Right now, all my file are in a folder named "Forum" within the httpdocs folder on my server. So, first I should move all the files from the forum folder into just the httpdocs.

Then I should upload the four folders named blog, forum, cms and rewrite from the Do Not Upload folder into the httpdocs on the server as well.

Then I should set the url's in the options - settings for the cms, blog and forum which after doing the above would be...

http://www.website.com/forum

http://www.website.com/blog

http://www.website.com/content

Then set the cookie paths. Mine now is / so I shouldn't have to change it. And if I tested this on my test site which is set to testvb then that should be fine as well, correct?

Do, I understand this correctly? I know I skipped right over the Mod-Rewrite section. I do not understand this part. Is this something I need to do? Do I have to upload that folder? Can someone please explain this part to me?

Also. do I need to upload any of the other files in the Do Not Upload folder? I think not but just want to make sure.

So, I just need to know if I am understandig how to do this including the cookie paths? And I need a little more info on the Mod-Rewrite part, please.

I appreciate the help and patience while I check myself.
Thanks...

[Trevor Hannant]

I'd move everything up into the httpdocs directory first:

- update the Forum URL value in AdminCP > Settings > Options > Site Name / URL / Contact Details
- move all vB files to your root directory

Then, upload the 'forum' and 'blog' folders from the do_not_upload folder in the ZIP file to your httpdocs directory also. You should also then upload the .htaccess file from do_not_upload/rewrite/apache2 to your root directory and enable the Mod Rewrite URLs at:

AdminCP > Settings > Options > Friendly URLs

You may need to double check the paths in the vb_dir.php files within /forum and /blogs to make sure they're correct but otherwise this should give you the URL structure you're looking for.

[SouthpawK]

Thank you Trevor,

I'm a little nervous about this so I am going to try it on my test site first and will report back if I have any further questions or problems.

I appreciate the help.

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OK, I must be doing something very wrong and need help badly.

I did this on my test site to make sure it worked before doing my live site. I'm glad I did because not it's just a hot mess! My test site is at www.website.com/testvb

So, this is what I did...

1. In my AdminCP > Settings > Options > Site Name / URL / Contact Details I filled in the component urls with

http://www.website.com/testvb/blog

http://www.website.com/testvb/cms

http://www.website.com/testvb/forum - However, this is also what is in the Forum Url on the same page, so it's there twice. Not sure if that is correct.

Then I moved everything from my httpdocs/testvb/forum folder to the httpdocs/testvb folder.

Then, I uploaded the 'forum', "cms" and 'blog' folders from the do_not_upload folder to the httpdocs/testvb directory. Then I uploaded the .htaccess file from do_not_upload/rewrite/apache2 to the httpdocs/testvb directory also.

Then I went to enable the Mod Rewrite URLs in the AdminCP > Settings > Options > Friendly URLs but this is what I get...

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator to inform of the time the error occurred and of anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

I can't get into the admincp at all. So, will someone please tell me what I did wrong and how to fix it? I truly appreciate all help in getting this straightened out.

Thank you...

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[SouthpawK]

I apologize for bumping this but I still haven't gotten it to work. I'm still locked out.

If anyone can help me figure this out I would sure appreciate it.

Thanks