404 / 301 Tool After Import Redirect on ImpEx imported forums

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Can you provide a temporary server login (with access to nginx config) to check this issue?

[Nate]

I don't think that is a possibility - I can setup a chat session where any changes you request are made in realtime if that helps?

The problem must lie in the if statement (if ($args ~ "topic=([0-9]+)")), as the rule itself isn't being triggered...

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

What is an example URL you are trying to redirect? You can try case-insensitive version:

if ($args ~* topic=([0-9]+)){

[Nate]

case sensitivity shouldn't be the issue... I went from Simple Machines (SMF) to VBulletin - hence the old URL format was:
www.domain.com/forum/index.php?topic=68431

When I hit the old URL, I get the HTTP header "200 OK" - hence the thought that it is a problem in the IF statement...

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Please try the version above, may be it would work without quotes.

[Nate]

Tried it - [emerg]: pattern "^/forum/index\.php" has less captures than referrenced in substitution "/forum/vbseo301.php?action=thread&oldid=$1"

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

That line should have $bref_1, not $1: 404 / 301 Tool After Import Redirect on ImpEx imported forums

[Nate]

Unfortunately it still has no effect. I am using this code:

        location /forum/ {
                #Old URL Redirect
                if ($args ~ topic=([0-9]+)) {
                                set $bref_1 $1;
                                rewrite ^/forum/index\.php /forum/vbseo301.php?action=thread&oldid=$bref_1 last;
                                }
}

[nestortoledo]

I just purchases vbseo today, and made some tests.

1º SMF FRIENDLY URL -> SMF NON FRIENDLY URLS (WITH PRETTY URL REVERTER).
2º With htaccess SMF Non Friendly Url -> vbseo301.php
3º vbseo301.php -> vbulletin non Friendly Url.
4º vbullein no friendly url -> vbseo friendly url.

I made some tests, getting old urls from google, all work. This is fantstic tool.
I will post detailed info when finish the migrate form smf to vbulletin.
so any othe ruser in my situation can follow some instruccions

[Nate]

Any other recommendations re :a working NGINX config?

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

I think we will need server access in order to check this further.

[nestortoledo]

Hi oleg.
I just finish to move all to vbulletin + vbseo + vbseo301

You can check http://www.clublgmobile.com/foros/] Club LG Mobile (Vbulletin)

And a old urls like this : http://www.clublgmobile.com/foro/ku9...990-liberando/ are redirecting to http://www.clublgmobile.com/foros/ku...990-liberando-[solucionado-gracias].html

This is fine, the problem is i also need to redirect /www.clublgmobile.com/foro/index.php (oldforum) to new one www.clublgmobile.com/foros/]Club LG Mobile

Any rule to redirect this?

Thanks

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

hello,

please try this:

rewrite foro/index.php$ http://www.clublgmobile.com/foros/ permanent;

[nestortoledo]

no luck, it dosent work.
Any other option?

Thanks in advance

[Brian Cummiskey]

Try

redirect 301 foro/index.php http://www.clublgmobile.com/foros/
redirect 301 foro/ http://www.clublgmobile.com/foros/

and make sure its directly above the vbseo sitemap rule in the htaccess file.