htaccess

I'm trying to configure my root htaccess file to:

1.) Redirect my domain.com to domain.com/forums/index.php
2.) Force the use of www.

Any help is much appreciated.

Hello,

you can try this:

Code:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^$ http://www.domain.com/forums/index.php [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.domain\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

I get a Bad Request error.

I notice the url becomes http://www.domain.com//forums/index.php

Try to replace the second line with:

Code:

RewriteRule ^$ http://www.domain.com/forums/index.php [L,R=301]

Can you post your domain name?

I'm currently using this:

Code:

I'm currentRewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^.*$
RewriteRule ^/?$ "http\:\/\/www\.domain\.com\/forums\/index\.php" [R=301,L]

and that redirects to the forum index.php, but I can't see how it is forcing www.

I made your change and it seems to be working now.

One last question,

Would it be better to redirect to http://www.domain.com/forums

OR

http://www.domain.com/forums/index.php

IMO, www.domain.com/forums/ would be the best option.

Yes, agree.