CMPS as Home Page

[bjf123]

I'd like the CMPS page to appear as the home page on my site. At the moment, the CMPS page is cmps_index.php. My site's home page is index.html. This page is strictly a placeholder, with no real information on it. How do I make the CMPS page automatically appear when someone types in www.roadsterforums.com ? Should I delete my index.html page and rename cmps_index.php to just index.php, or will the renaming cause problems elsewhere?

[Brian]

Either delete or rename your index.html file, and rename the cmps_index.php file to index.php.

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[misodus]

Then you lose your main forum page. Every time you click at the link to the main forum page, it'll take you back to the portal.

[Brian]

Not if you set things up correctly.

http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25


And in bjf123's case, he has his forums in a separate directory, so that doesn't apply. ;)

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[James]

This is something that I have been wanting to do for years.
I have never been able to make it work.

When I
rename your index.html file, and rename the cmps_index.php file to index.php.
The site stops working - it causes my url to point to a dead white screen.

So, I have had to use a redirect from index.html to index.cmps_php.
It works but the drawback is that search engines won't index the site anymore because of the redirect.

check it out: www.selfdefenseforums.com

[ConqSoft]

You must not have your web server set to look for index.php as a default page.

[James]

You must not have your web server set to look for index.php as a default page.

How do I do that? I'm on a dedicated server and I have root access.