Making classifieds my home page.

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 03:10 AM

I would like to make classifieds my home page.

It is currently setup as www.domain.com/classifieds.

I would like the "classifieds index.php" to be in my root folder so that my classifieds page is www.domain.com.

I don't want to re-install classifieds and I don't want to do a re-direct.

Is this possible, and if so, how can this be accomplished?

Thanks.

Chuck S · November 2nd, 2006, 10:05 AM

well you would need to make sure your root is clean of all files you dont want overwrote if there are other names the same. Do this

1. In admin edit the urls and paths in global options to remove classifieds from the paths and urls and save.

2. Edit config-inc.php and remove /classifieds off the server path

3. Move all files and directories from classifieds directory to under the web root

YOUR DONE!

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 10:08 AM

Thank you chuck. I will try it.

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 10:16 AM

Chuck, the vb forum folder is in the root... it is called "forums" and there is also a folder in classifieds called "forums".

Not sure what I should do...??

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 10:23 AM

Should I rename the classifieds folder "forums" to something else?

Chuck S · November 2nd, 2006, 10:28 AM

No you can not you can safely house the vb3.php integration file in your forums root there should be no file conflicts

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 10:33 AM

both forum folders contain an index.php and member.php and misc.php and register.php and search.php

conflict?

sk24iam · November 2nd, 2006, 10:46 AM

Easier way is to just post this in the body of your index.html homepage...

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 10:49 AM

Isn't that a redirect?

...because I don't want to use a re-direct!

Chuck S · November 2nd, 2006, 10:51 AM

You said your forum exist in the directory forums not the web root

If your forum is in the webroot you can not move classifieds

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 10:56 AM

yes my forum is in the directory "forums".

BUT, classifieds also contains a folder called "forums"... so if I copy over the classifieds files and folders into the root as you told me to do, the folder "forums" will get overwritten by the classifieds folder "forums"

Quote:

well you would need to make sure your root is clean of all files you dont want overwrote if there are other names the same

the root contains a folder called "forums" and so does classifieds

Chuck S · November 2nd, 2006, 11:01 AM

there is no index.php file in the forums subdirectory of classifieds. In fact there is only one file you use in there. it is called vb3.php and as posted can safely be copied to your forums subdirectory off the web root

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 11:05 AM

forums.GIF

I was looking at the wrong thing chuck, I'm sorry... I was in a rush to check before you went off-line

openfire · November 2nd, 2006, 11:56 AM

That worked flawlessy!

Thank you Chuck, and sorry for the head-ache... your instructions were perfect in your first post.