• Registered: 2008-06-19
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Topic: Forum url

I tried to give the new release a shot. Installation went smoothly, but when I entered the url where the forum is located I get a "not found" page. When I hit the browser's back button it takes me to the forum at something like :

http://mysite/forum/index.php?sid=173255f04c653a7041564bf5ae0c9a21, where I can see the forum. I can access the admin area ,however, by going to 'http://mysite/forum/admin'

Yes, I deleted the install.php, and cleared the cache!

Looking at my config.php is sindiacates the correct base url :$base_url = 'http://mysite/forum';

Any idea what's going on here? I could not see the base url field under the config table in phpMyAdmin like in the older versions.


Also, as a final though, any upgrade available to 1.3 from 1.2x?

  • From: Russia
  • Registered: 2007-12-13
  • Posts: 642

Re: Forum url

So, are you talking about 1.2 or 1.3?
Try to check your .htaccess files (if any).

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  • Registered: 2008-06-19
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Re: Forum url

Anatoly wrote:

So, are you talking about 1.2 or 1.3?
Try to check your .htaccess files (if any).

1.3. I don't know what I did, but now it points to http://mysite/forum/index.php

Here's the .htaccess:

# BEGIN PunBB

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
# MultiViews interfers with proper rewriting
Options -MultiViews

RewriteEngine On

# Uncomment and properly set the RewriteBase if the rewrite rules are not working properly
#RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . rewrite.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END PunBB

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Re: Forum url

bringslite wrote:

1.3. I don't know what I did, but now it points to http://mysite/forum/index.php

Do you mean it is OK now?

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  • Registered: 2008-06-19
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Re: Forum url

Anatoly wrote:
bringslite wrote:

1.3. I don't know what I did, but now it points to http://mysite/forum/index.php

Do you mean it is OK now?

I would like it to point to http://mysite/forum, as I had specified during installation smile.

  • From: Russia
  • Registered: 2007-12-13
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Re: Forum url

Is still can't get it.
Please, write the next:
1. What result do you want to get?
2. What are you actually doing? (typing what and where? sending request?)
3. What reaction are you expecting to get? (what page should be open? what message should be shown?)
4. What do you actually get? (what do you see in fact?) What is wrong?

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7 Reply by bringslite (edited by bringslite 2008-07-23 01:08)

  • Registered: 2008-06-19
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Re: Forum url

Anatoly wrote:

Is still can't get it.
Please, write the next:
1. What result do you want to get?
2. What are you actually doing? (typing what and where? sending request?)
3. What reaction are you expecting to get? (what page should be open? what message should be shown?)
4. What do you actually get? (what do you see in fact?) What is wrong?

1. I need the forum url to point to http://mysite/forum
2. I'm typing http://mysite/forum, it's sending me to http://mysite/forum which is a "HTTP 404 not found"
3. I  expect to reach the forum by typing http://mysite/forum
4. I have to type http://mysite/forum/index.php to reach the forum, but this is NOT what I want. I want to reach the forum by typing http://mysite/forum

*please note that other forum links like http://mysite/forum/userlist.php
http://mysite/forum/search.php?action=show_new do work, only forum & admin home, where I have to add /index.php

  • From: Portland, OR, USA
  • Registered: 2005-08-28
  • Posts: 7

Re: Forum url

Sounds like your server isn't set up to default to index.php when a folder is opened.

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  • Registered: 2007-12-13
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Re: Forum url

Viper007Bond wrote:

Sounds like your server isn't set up to default to index.php when a folder is opened.

Agree.
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mo … ctoryindex

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