Change board directory or changing url used?

[GenesisMUGEN]

Hi, i'm kinda new to this stuff but not PAINFULLY new.

So this is my first site blah blah blah and i have SMF installed, but its under a folder. This isn't an issue (as far as I know) so the directory is domainname.com/forum/

No problem. BUT, if someone goes to the domain without the added '/forum' they can view everything there. I just wanted to know how to make it autoredirect users to the forum. I looked up my problem and i tried making the .htacess file but that didnt work.

Do I need to move the entire forum into the root (i'd rather not) or did i just do something wrong when i made the .htacess file?

Thanks in advance.

[kat]

If you attach the .htaccess file you used, we might be able to tell you.

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Redirect /index.php http://yoursite.com/forum/

Would that do it? (Modified, to suit, obviously)

[GenesisMUGEN]

Thanks for the welcome. 

I tried what you suggested but it didn't work. I think it was due to the /index.php (tried without and didnt work either)

The way my stuff is set up/looks when you go to domainname.com(obviously not the actual site) directly is
Index of/
- .ftpquota
- forum


Attached the previous .htaccess file
Edit: I actually just noticed i put .com instead of .us in the htaccess file but changing that didnt help either

[kat]

Try this:

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RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^.:]+\.)*http://www.tier-1.com\.?(:[0-9]*)?$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.tier-1.com/forum/index.php [R=301,L]

I *think* I have that right, if the URLs are correct.

[GenesisMUGEN]

I adjusted the url (its a .us domain not .com) but still nothing.

Do i need to modify the permissions on the file perhaps?

[kat]

The .htaccess file IS in the root...?

Actually, having just thought about it, having just seen your forum, I'd just move everything into the root, myself.

Sure, it's a bit of a hassle and you'll need to do this:

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Repair_settings.php

But, I have a feeling that doing that will save you some hassles, later on...

[GenesisMUGEN]

yep, right there (I only see it via ftp which is how its supposed to be right?)

I guess I can try that, thanks for the help and patience.

[kat]

Yeah. Use FTP to download everything, then upload it all.

Although... CPanel's File Manager MIGHT let you move (Cut/paste?) things from one place to the other, without needing to download/upload.

MUCH quicker, if you can do that.

[Arantor]

Careful with attachments if you use FileZilla.

[kat]

Just checked. File manager DOES allow moving of directories and files, as does the legacy one, if you have it on your CPanel.

Bit messy, though, from what I can see.

[GenesisMUGEN]

I did it through cPanel then used the repair settings.

Everything seems to be as it was before, but moved obviously.
I suppose this is solved. Thanks a TON for the help. 

[kat]

Yay! Any time, my ol' china!