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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: alaska_guy on July 13, 2018, 08:00:36 PM

Title: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: alaska_guy on July 13, 2018, 08:00:36 PM
I currently have my forum located at www.websitename.com/index.php, it looks like I can move it within the management interface by simply changing the address to www.websitename.com/forums...

In actuality is there other things I need to do? IE: copy all forum files to a /forums folder on the back end before making this change?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on July 13, 2018, 09:49:28 PM
Not sure what you mean by 'management interface', but if you want to move the forum from root to subdirectory, copy everything into subdir, then run repair_settings.php (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Repair_settings.php) to fix paths.

Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on July 14, 2018, 04:35:28 AM
Quote from: alaska_guy on July 13, 2018, 08:00:36 PM
In actuality is there other things I need to do? IE: copy all forum files to a /forums folder on the back end before making this change?

Thanks!
Yes, exactly that. Copy the whole SMF file and folder structure to the /forums folder, and then

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on July 13, 2018, 09:49:28 PM
run repair_settings.php (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Repair_settings.php) to fix paths.

And make sure you get all theme paths and urls too.
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: alaska_guy on July 14, 2018, 04:17:30 PM
Awesome, great help!
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: GigaWatt on July 14, 2018, 06:04:27 PM
So, can this topic be marked as solved?
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: alaska_guy on August 27, 2018, 03:02:28 AM
I changed my location and the forum seems to be working well, the only thing that doesn't seem to work properly is tapatalk.  I can search for my site name and find it within tapatalk but no data is populating within the app.  I have tried to remove the site within tapatalk on my phone and re-add and I get the same experience.

I checked the tapatalk plugin status and all looks correct and it is pointing to the new location.  IE: websitename/forums/mobiquo/status.php

Any suggestions?  Do I just need to wait?
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on August 27, 2018, 03:21:38 AM
I do not know how Tapatalk actually works out stuff like that, might be better if you asked Tapatalk support about that.

On the other hand, I would personally recommend finding a decent mobile friendly theme and ditch Tapatalk all together unless you have a good reason to hold on to it.
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: Shambles on August 27, 2018, 04:49:02 AM
Did you change the url within the Tapatalk Site Managers console at tapatalk.com?
Title: Re: Wanting to change forum url after the fact.
Post by: alaska_guy on August 27, 2018, 04:58:01 AM
Thanks, that was it!  Heading to sleep finally.
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