URLs all changed after upgrade to VB5

[bluewater]

I went from V4x to the latest VB5 today. However the old URL structure was
http://domainname.com/threads/20533-The-New-Vibe-Shearwater-125-Kayak-is-Sweet

The new is
https://www.domainname.com/forum/va-outdoors-general-forum/va-kayak-and-canoe-forum/19702-the-new-vibe-shearwater-125-kayak-is-sweet

Obviously every back link and every google search result now errors out, a colossal problem for a site. Any ideas on how to correct this? Its not even remotely simple considering the bolded parts in each URL above.

[Mark.B]

Assuming you have upgraded to 5.5.3, you need to uncomment the following lines in .htaccess:

    #If you used friendly urls in vB4, then uncommenting the following rules will redirect the #
    #old vB4 urls to a similar location in vB5.  This is unnecesary for a new vB5 install.
    #RewriteRule ^threads/.* showthread.php [QSA]
    #RewriteRule ^forums/.* forumdisplay.php [QSA]
    #RewriteRule ^members/.* member.php [QSA]
    #RewriteRule ^blogs/.* blog.php [QSA]
    #RewriteRule ^entries/.* entry.php [QSA]

To do this, change it to the following (remove the '#' character from the front of each of the rules):

    #If you used friendly urls in vB4, then uncommenting the following rules will redirect the #
    #old vB4 urls to a similar location in vB5.  This is unnecesary for a new vB5 install.
    RewriteRule ^threads/.* showthread.php [QSA]
    RewriteRule ^forums/.* forumdisplay.php [QSA]
    RewriteRule ^members/.* member.php [QSA]
    RewriteRule ^blogs/.* blog.php [QSA]
    RewriteRule ^entries/.* entry.php [QSA]

This will NOT change your vB5 URLs, but will rewrite the old URLs to the new.

[bluewater]

Assuming you have upgraded to 5.5.3, you need to uncomment the following lines in .htaccess:

 #If you used friendly urls in vB4, then uncommenting the following rules will redirect the #
#old vB4 urls to a similar location in vB5. This is unnecesary for a new vB5 install.
#RewriteRule ^threads/.* showthread.php [QSA]
#RewriteRule ^forums/.* forumdisplay.php [QSA]
#RewriteRule ^members/.* member.php [QSA]
#RewriteRule ^blogs/.* blog.php [QSA]
#RewriteRule ^entries/.* entry.php [QSA]

To do this, change it to the following (remove the '#' character from the front of each of the rules):

 #If you used friendly urls in vB4, then uncommenting the following rules will redirect the #
#old vB4 urls to a similar location in vB5. This is unnecesary for a new vB5 install.
RewriteRule ^threads/.* showthread.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^forums/.* forumdisplay.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^members/.* member.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^blogs/.* blog.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^entries/.* entry.php [QSA]

This will NOT change your vB5 URLs, but will rewrite the old URLs to the new.

I have done this, saved the file, but it do not correct anything. If i go to Google and do a search for a known url, it still doesnt redirect to the right url.

[Wayne Luke]

Please provide exact examples of the URLS. We cannot provide support when you obfuscate the URLS.