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

white_falcon · 11-04-2008 12:40PM #1

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

white_falcon · 11-04-2008 12:44PM

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

white_falcon · 11-04-2008 12:51PM

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?

Adam · 11-04-2008 12:52PM

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.

white_falcon · 11-04-2008 01:00PM

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 !

Adam · 11-04-2008 01:11PM

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>
<BODY>
Redirecting to the forum...
</BODY>
</HTML>
[/html]

white_falcon · 11-04-2008 01:15PM

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>
<BODY>
Redirecting to the forum...
</BODY>
</HTML>

white_falcon · 11-04-2008 01:17PM

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>
<BODY>
Redirecting to the forum...
</BODY>
</HTML>

actually yea thats working now - redirects straight away thanks!

Adam · 11-04-2008 01:23PM

No problem!

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

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