Re: SMF just installed but weird url causing problems

[drummergirl]

I am having the exact same problem on my site.  I can access the forums through the external link: http://www.girlscantwhat.com/smf and it works flawlessly.  The problem happens if I try to access from my Joomla frontpage.  The main forum page opens, but clicking on the forum categories gives me this error "The page isn't redirecting properly" in Firefox.  Doesn't work in IE either.  I have tried the repair tool and the upgrade worked fine.  I CAN access the admin panel from within Joomla - just not the boards themselves.  Any ideas?

The problem is obviously tied into joomla somehow.  I will crosspost this on the Joomla forums.

I have temporarily redirected my users to the external link.

[Orstio]

No, you do not have the exact same problem on your site:

http://girlscantwhat.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,59

Works fine....except for the fact that when you installed Joomla, you told it your live site was at:

http://girlscantwhat.com

And you are trying to use:

http://www.girlscantwhat.com

That small difference in the URL makes a huge difference to Joomla cookies.

[drummergirl]

Ok - well forgive my newbieness then!  How do I fix it?

[drummergirl]

Found this thread on Joomla Boards:  http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,42550.0.html

Disabling SEF solved it for me.

[drummergirl]

I just figured out that messes up visitors trying to land on specific pages of my site.  Following suggestions in the same Joomla thread, I used the old htaccess file and it is now working fine.  Must have been th eupgrade to Joomla 1.0.8 that "broke" it.