Point Domain to Forum folder

[BruZZi]

Hi, I'm using vBulletin Software on my Read-Only site. Don't want to use a front page.

How can I make my Domain Name to point straight to Forum Index :

 

http://www.bruzzi.ws/plasma-faq/index.php?

 

... instead of showing the folders of my public_HTML as you can see here: www.bruzzi.ws

 

*My Forum is located at the plasma-faq folder

 

 

 

Here's an example of what I'm trying to do. Like the HiDefForum:

 

http://www.highdefforum.com/

http://www.highdefforum.com/index.php?

 

 

 

 

Any downside by doing that ???

[TCH-JimE]

Hello,

 

You would have to do a redirect, I believe that using .htaccess is your best bet. However, it would be noticeable and I don't believe you could hide the plasma-faq bit.

 

The example given above already has the forum in the root folder, which gives the effect in the domain name

 

Why not have the forum in the root?

 

Jimuni

[TCH-Bruce]

You can do this in cPanel.

 

Select Redirects

Leave the first box empty

In the second box enter the full path to your sub folder http://www.bruzzi.ws/plasma-faq/index.php

Select Permanent instead of Temporary in the drop-down

Click the Add button

 

That should do it.

[cajunman4life]

You can also install vbulletin in the root (public_html) directory and the domain will land you right at the forums.

[BruZZi]

Jimuni,

 

Since I'm not planning to make a front page a prefer this way> Shorter name.

 

BTW: The redirect did it.

 

 

cajunman4life, I thought about doing that but didn't want bother to reinstall the software again.

 

 

TCH-Bruce, thank you so much for the info.

 

I just have another question. I recently registered the Domain Name - www.bruzzi.ws - which is parked on the original www.glaucobruzzi.com

 

cPanel uses www.glaucobruzzi.com as default so I have no problem using the "Redirect" option to make it go straight to http://www.bruzzi.ws/plasma-faq/index.php or http://www.glaucobruzzi.com/plasma-faq/index.php

 

But what about www.bruzzi.ws ??? Is there a way that I can make it point to http://www.bruzzi.ws/plasma-faq/index.php as well ???

 

 

 

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Edited February 16, 2006 by BruZZi

[BruZZi]

Nevermind...

 

I asked Support to make www.bruzzi.ws my default Domain Name.

 

The only thing I don't understand is that I can't use "?" on the end of the path :

 

http://www.bruzzi.ws/plasma-faq/index.php?

 

for the Redirect option or I get an error page when I try to access my site using www.bruzzi.ws .

 

Well, It works without problems not using the "?" so no big deal.

 

 

Thanks again.

 

 

 

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Edited February 16, 2006 by BruZZi

[TCH-Bruce]

Glad it's all sorted out.

 

I believe the reason you can't use the "?" is it's not part of the file name.

[TCH-JimE]

Hello,

 

I never knew that, well you learn something everyday! I just hope it doesnt push something old out of my head!

 

Jimuni

[BruZZi]

Ok, I don't want start another thread so I have another question...

 

 

Now that I'm using both Domain Names my Bandwidth simply doubled.

 

Well, I expected to have an increase but not twice as much.

 

Is that the way it's supposed to be???

 

 

 

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Edited February 18, 2006 by BruZZi

[TCH-Bruce]

Open a ticket with the help desk they will be able to look at your account and give you assistance.