404 / 301 Tool After Import Redirect on ImpEx imported forums

[brandonroy]

You donot have a vBSEO license asigned to your username. If you purchased vBSEO please supply me your purchase id and forum adress via PM so i can correct your license.

Oh. I didn't know you needed vbseo for this to work! I've tried the version of this on vbuleltin.org and couldn't get it to do anything (the old SMF url's still just went to my homepage). The version you guys have here at least gives me the above error. which makes me think that it's almost working. Sucks! I'm broke, otherwise I would buy vbseo just for THIS. Cause I'm losing all my old google rankings for my old url's.

[Mert Gökçeimam]

The version supplied here requires vBSEO license.

[nic_net]

This don't work for me..

Can anyone help me?

Edit: now works!
There are two errors into de code:

Incorrect line

 * 404 /301 for external and internal link redirect 

The correct is:

 /* 404 /301 for external and internal link redirect. 

Incorrect line

if (!$sql || !$old_id || !$row[0])
{
?> 

correct is:

if (!$sql || !$old_id || !$row[0])
{ 

PS: sorry for my english... :P

Thanks!

[dascrow]

Just wanted to post that I tried this and it works like a charm. Thank you very much.

[Mert Gökçeimam]

You're welcome

[niteflyer32]

We imported our IPB to vb over a month ago and the installed vbSEO. Is it too late to use this redirect script?

[Michael Biddle]

I would think not. As long as there are old links archived, then it could be of some use to you.

[paintballer.ie]

I am very much looking forward to try this. I have vbseo but was trying to use the version from vb.org.

My phpbb site will be shut down this weekend for the transfer over, so hopefully this will all work according to plan.


Quick questions. My php forum is in the root directory. I also plan to install vb in the root also, so is:

$standard_404     = 'http://www.paintballer.i.e/404.shtml';     
$new_domain     = 'www.paintballer.e'; 
$new_folder        = '';    // Without trailing slash
$ext_type        = '.php'; 

Are these settings ok for the new folder?

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Hello Richie ,

It looks ok but make sure you donot miss i within your domain

[paintballer.ie]

Hello Richie ,

It looks ok but make sure you donot miss i within your domain

Cheers..... Stressed out with the migration


I will update on progress / ask questions soon.

[Shadab]

  $standard_404     = 'http://www.paintballer.i.e/404.shtml';

An extra dot (.) in the first line too.

[paintballer.ie]

Oh my.........this script is amazing and so easy to use. Thanks lads

My old incoming links and search engine results are safe.

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Glad it is working for you

[eksodos]

Are there any special vbSEO settings that need to be used for the 404 error pages in vbseocp? I have uploaded the script, edited the settings, added the .htaccess settings:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} board=([0-9]+)
RewriteRule index\.php vbseo301.php?action=forum&oldid=%1 [L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} topic=([0-9]+)
RewriteRule index\.php vbseo301.php?action=thread&oldid=%1 [L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} .msg([0-9]+)
RewriteRule index\.php vbseo301.php?action=post&oldid=%1 [L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=profile;u=([0-9]+)
RewriteRule index\.php vbseo301.php?action=useaction=profile;u=r&oldid=%1 [L]

But whenever an old SMF URL is accessed it just shows the forum homepage.

It appears the .htaccess settings are being ignored completely with vbSEO active on the site. So maybe it's overriding something?

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Did you correctly edited your vbseo301.php file ?