Smartys, sure it's simpler but you shouldn't expect everyone to know how to create extensions.
Well, anyways, I'm back to VB.
2 2008-03-06 06:13
Re: 404 redirect possible? (12 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)
Why doesn't it generate a decent error page like this?
Kyle, thanks for your help. I'll try it out.
3 2008-03-05 18:18
Re: 404 redirect possible? (12 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)
Sorry, I've no idea how to utilize this 'hook'. Can you please explain what do I need to insert in rewrite.php to redirect 404's to forum index?
4 2008-03-05 17:00
Topic: 404 redirect possible? (12 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)
Hi guys,
I'm trying to set up PunBB on my desktop modding site guimods.com. You can find the forum here.
I used to have a VB powered forum before but I didn't want to renew my license as I didn't like how it had become so bloated. However, since I've had the forum for almost two years and it was attracting quite a lot of search engine traffic, the problem is that when a user lands on an invalid link of a previous forum post, PunBB doesn't generate a 404 page or direct the user to the forum homepage. It only prints "Bad request" on a blank page, so the users have no choice but to return to the search page and click on some other link.
So I am losing all my traffic that lands on a dead link in the forum directory. Is there a way to redirect such requests to forum homepage?
Click here to see the error in action.