can i set my forum up like this??

[MrPhil]

Could you explain your concerns about problems this may cause? If this could really cause a problem, I'd like to know why, so I don't give bad advice again (seriously).

The first example should kick in only if the visitor gives the domain name and optionally a /. Anything giving a URI (beyond /) shouldn't be affected.

The second example should kick in only if the visitor gives the domain name and the directory path, optionally ending in a /. Anything beyond that shouldn't be affected.

[Arantor]

Could you explain your concerns about problems this may cause? If this could really cause a problem, I'd like to know why, so I don't give bad advice again (seriously).

The big deal is that there are places where the referring URL is actually important.

There certainly used to be - and I assume still are - certain places where referring URLs are checked, and there are places where REQUEST_URI is validated against what's found in $_GET. From an authorisation point of view, it's one facet of validating against clickjacking and/or session hijacking.

Doing a hard redirect would ensure that the right values are always passed where they should be.

I'll let Kindred tackle the navigation issues.


That, and the fact that dumping someone into a board is actually bad user experience (anyone who's ever seen Vanilla or Discourse will likely understand what's wrong with it), and in all likelihood a portal will actually be a better experience for a landing page.

[Chalky]

Have none of the themers thought of doing a naira-type premium theme?  Looks like someone could rack up a fortune...