Mod Rewrite Friendly URLs => .htaccess

[tonetu]

By using a Terminal, the command "ls -a" should display hidden files starting with a .

Here are the steps :

• Launch a terminal window
• Go to your vbulletin directory where your .htaccess should be ("cd toto" to go into the toto directory)
• Use the "ls -la" to display all files in this directory, including hidden files starting with a dot.

You have three different Friendly URL mode in VB4 :

• Basic Friendly URL -> Do not require a .htaccess file
• Advanced Friendly URL -> Do not require a .htaccess file
• Mod Rewrite Friendly URL -> DOES require a .htaccess file

By the way, the last choice is the most powerfull but the harder to configure.

thank you VERY much.. that was VERY helpful...

[ELWACHIMAN]

working for my tnks

[TandyServices]

After I did your htaccess I was not able to edit the widgets or make a new article. Had to take out.

[Rik Brown]

vbSEO inserts the forum name into the thread url such as:

mydomain.com/aviation-news-forum/124234-boeing-moves-factory-to-south-carolina

vs. the way of this .htaccess file

mydomain.com/threads/124234-boeing-moves-factory-to-south-carolina

which only inserts the word threads.

Is there anyway to insert the forum name in there with rewrites?

Thanks. -- Rik

[MattyAsia]

vbSEO inserts the forum name into the thread url such as:

mydomain.com/aviation-news-forum/124234-boeing-moves-factory-to-south-carolina

vs. the way of this .htaccess file

mydomain.com/threads/124234-boeing-moves-factory-to-south-carolina

which only inserts the word threads.

Is there anyway to insert the forum name in there with rewrites?

Thanks. -- Rik

Not with rewrites, rewrites just change "mydomain.com/threads/124234-boeing-moves-factory-to-south-carolina" into "showthread.php?t=124234"

They're for changing what is written in the browser to a file address on teh server. They can not change what the rest of the website does.
.htaccess reads, not writes

[badrman2]

Thanks for posting this.

[Rik Brown]

Not with rewrites, rewrites just change "mydomain.com/threads/124234-boeing-moves-factory-to-south-carolina" into "showthread.php?t=124234"

They're for changing what is written in the browser to a file address on teh server. They can not change what the rest of the website does.
.htaccess reads, not writes

Thanks. -- Rik

[Gursimran]

what about the old URLs?

showthread.php?t=124234

will they still work?

[MattyAsia]

what about the old URLs?
will they still work?

Old urls will still work, you wont lose them ^^

[GilbertZ]

Am I the only one who see the "Last" link on this page (after page 8) as a link to http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/ ?

[Gursimran]

Am I the only one who see the "Last" link on this page (after page 8) as a link to http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/ ?

No... I am also noticing this

[kuyenmotdivad]

Me2 I reported it on the bug tracker but nothing as been done yet.

Am I the only one who see the "Last" link on this page (after page 8) as a link to http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/ ?

[Peter_AUS]

I only see two pages for this thread, is there more ?

[icarusforde]

I only see two pages for this thread, is there more ?

Considering we're on page 8....

What's your posts per page setting on?

[Peter_AUS]

100, didn't realise it was set to that thanks.