Site redirect

[Cfdesign]

I would like to permanently redirect the site that I have built. I built it under www.bayareahayandfeed.com/home and I would like it so that users who just go to www.bayareahayandfeed.com get to the site (right now, they'll get an error if they go there). I have tried the re-direct site feature and can't seem to get that to work, as that seems to be the easiest option. I guess my other option would to move data and folders around? That seems scary because I don't want to accidentally lose the site or data (even though I did do a backup, I am not sure exactly what was backed up, the site is otherwise done, don't want to re-do!)
Thank you.

 

[SeLLeRoNe]

You should just use an index.php that reload with correct path...

<?php

header("Location:home/index.html");

?>

Regards

 

[Cfdesign]

Thanks, I am not really a coder, so answer is kind of complicated for me... The site is on the Wordpress platform.

You should just use an index.php that reload with correct path...

<?php

header("Location:home/index.html");

?>

Regards

 

[SeLLeRoNe]

Have you tryed that?

Regards

 

[Cfdesign]

I don't even know where to put that code...
Shouldn't I just be able to use the admin interface and do a re-direct?

 

[SeLLeRoNe]

In a index.php file that you have to upload via ftp in public_html folder.

Sorry, i dont know how be clear more than this and no, you cant do that from directadmin panel.

Regards

 

[zEitEr]

I don't even know where to put that code...

Create an empty index.php file (html template not checked), see this http://site-helper.com/filemanager.html#files
and put there suggested content and save it.

Shouldn't I just be able to use the admin interface and do a re-direct?

You can user directadmin interface to create redirects, but not in your particular case, when you want to redirect / to /home/. But if you'd like to redirect all requests from /home/ to / then it would be OK to use built-in functionality for creating redirects.

 

[LawsHosting]

Just use the .htaccess file

See http://www.htaccessredirect.net/

 

[zEitEr]

Won't you run into 500 error (looping) if you redirect from / to /home/ with .htaccess. I guess you will. So either mod_rewrite should be used, or index.php/index.html file.

 

[Cfdesign]

Create an empty index.php file (html template not checked), see this http://site-helper.com/filemanager.html#files
and put there suggested content and save it.

So I tried creating the index.php file and index.html file with the suggested content and I am still getting a 404 error. Did I get the content right, or is there something else I need to do? Thanks for the help.

<?php

header("Location:home/index.html");

?>

 

[SeLLeRoNe]

Try with full url.

Regards

 

[Cfdesign]

Like this?

<?php

header("Location:http://www.bayareahayandfeed.com/home/index.html");

?>

It didn't work?

 

[SeLLeRoNe]

Yes like that.

Doenst work? What error you got?

Regards

 

[LawsHosting]

Try a space after Location:

<?php
header("Location: /home/index.html");
?>

 

[Cfdesign]

Yes like that.

Doenst work? What error you got?

Regards

I still have an error. You can see for yourself: http://www.bayareahayandfeed.com
"The URL requested was not found on this server"

Peter Laws


Try a space after Location:

<?php

header("Location: /home/index.html");

?>

I also tried to with a space and still the same.

 

[ditto]

There is no index.html at this path: http://www.bayareahayandfeed.com/home/index.html

Your home page is located at this path: http://www.bayareahayandfeed.com/home/index.php

So use this code and it will work:

<?php header( 'Location: http://www.bayareahayandfeed.com/home/index.php' ); ?>

(You should know where your home page is located, and what kind of index file it is using. I am surprised that you don't.)

 

[LawsHosting]

(You should know where your home page is located, and what kind of index file it is using. I am surprised that you don't.)

We all started somewhere, but I agree.

Like he says, he isn't a coder but even so, everyone should know the basics of design when engaging in web hosting, even when using a CMS.

FWIW, I dislike CMS systems, it takes the whole point of web design.

 

[Cfdesign]

Thank you everybody for helping me. I had the index.php file I created in the wrong folder, but I figured it out. Thanks again.