changing forum path

[xXxpert]

Hello,
I wanted to move my forum to /forums/ folder from main public_html
I wantee to creat a web portal on main page.. So my question is : does changing forum path will affect mu search engine traffic and rankings..?? Bcz changing forum path will also change the URL structure.
Means on this keyword "fsc physics notes" my forum ranks on top.. So after changing the forum path nd url structure will affect my this SERP ..?

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Yes , it will effect your rankings as all your indexed urls will be changed. Changing Domains: Directing Old Site to the New Site with htaccess

[xXxpert]

But i am not changing the domain, i am moving forum to sub domain or in other folder on same domain..

[xXxpert]

Or 1 thing more.. As "forum.php" & "index.php" do the same thing.. So if i change settings in vBSEO where it says
Index.php
Index.php?

To

Forum.php
Forum.php?

So then i think there is no effect on URL structure...right???

So then i will replace index.php with my coded index so when user browse the site it will display index.. Nd when someone click on forum button it shows forum with forum.php...???? And also when user come from search engine.. It show forum/thread with same url as it was before but with forum.php
Is it possible...??

[Andrés Durán Hewitt]

But i am not changing the domain, i am moving forum to sub domain or in other folder on same domain..

Hello,

You still will need to add redirections to your root .htaccess, otherwise all of your indexed URLs won't work anymore.

Or 1 thing more.. As "forum.php" & "index.php" do the same thing.. So if i change settings in vBSEO where it says
Index.php
Index.php?

To

Forum.php
Forum.php?

So then i think there is no effect on URL structure...right???

So then i will replace index.php with my coded index so when user browse the site it will display index.. Nd when someone click on forum button it shows forum with forum.php...???? And also when user come from search engine.. It show forum/thread with same url as it was before but with forum.php
Is it possible...??

I didn't understand your questions. Please elaborate.

[xXxpert]

I want to say that there two files in VB,
1: forum.php
2: index.php

both do smake work, when we brows forum.php or index.php..
can i came forum.php default in vbseo setting, and replace index.php with any other index i created ??

[Andrés Durán Hewitt]

Hello,

Yes, you can do so for sure