Rewrite index.php and index.php? to a folder.

Sorry if this has been done, but I have been looking for a while.

How do you simply ensure all URL's folder/index.php & folder/index.php? redirect to folder/. I have tried various ways but I just seem to end up with an infinate loop. I am trying with 'gallery' at the moment.

Hello,

you should enable "Force Forum Root as Homepage?" option in vbseocp and define Homepage Aliases as:

Code:

index.php
index.php?

That works fine for the root, but it doesn't seem to affect the subfolders.

Try to manually enable this option in config_vbseo.php file:

PHP Code:

    define('VBSEO_FORCEHOMEPAGE_ROOT',  1); 


That option is enabled correctly.

I need to do this with subfolders.

E.g. mysite.com/gallery, mysite.com/links e.t.c.

Perhaps the simplest way is to modify the links in templates for that.
Otherwise, you can modify "vBSEO Global Hook" plugin in vB admincp by adding the following to it:

PHP Code:

$output = str_replace('mysite.com/gallery/index.php', 'mysite.com/gallery/', $output); 


I see what you mean about the templates, but it's more bookmarks and links on-line that are the issue. Want them all directed to the same folder to preserve PR. I will use the above method, thanks... Is that a 301?

Edit: The above method didn't work. Here is the contents of that plugin.

if(@include_once(($GLOBALS['vbpath']?$GLOBALS['vbpath'].'/includes':dirname(__FILE__)).'/functions_vbseo.php'))
$output = make_crawlable($output);
$output = str_replace('dragonninja.co.uk/gallery/index.php', 'dragonninja.co.uk/gallery/', $output);

Should I just use a stand alone .htaccess in the subfolder? I though the script could do it, but if not that is fine.

Hello,

if you want to redirect the links, you should add the following in root .htaccess rigth after "RewriteEngine on" line:

Code:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index\.php
RewriteRule ^(.+/)index\.php http://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

Works like a dream, thanks.

Only issue I can see is that if you go to domain.com/gallery/index.php? you are redirected to domain.com/gallery/? - will this cause problems with PR?

Hope I am not troubling you too much on your weekend!

Please try to change rewrite rule to:

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.+/)index\.php http://www.domain.com/$1? [L,R=301]

Brilliant, thanks.

It seems to be killing the vB ACP with an infinate loop. Any way to exclude the folder?

Add another rewrite condition:

Code:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !admincp/

Thanks again.

Realised this is in the wrong forum too, so please feel free to move.