Forums Website help

[Eagle]

Ok i have a webpage for my forums already ready and made but i need help figuring out how to get that page to come up first instead because when i enter my web address it takes me to a empty page except for a folder that says forums then i click that and then im in my forums. any advice?

[Oso]

Put it in the main directory, dont make a folder for it.

[Eagle]

i dont know i just created it through my control panel i have no idea what or where main directory is
need to be more specific its pretty much like taling to a webpage noob

[Nick|NFo]

You can setup an index.html in the main directory that redirects people to the forums directory. This would be the best solution to approach this issue so that you can have a regular site in the main directory later if you wanted.

http://nick.nuclearfallout.net/support/ ... index.html

Right click and save as, then upload the index.html to your main directory webspace. The main directory is the first place you see when entering the FTP. You should see the forums folder and place the index.html next to the forums folder.

[Eagle]

w/e im to retarded for this. i still dont get it.

[Nick|NFo]

Click on the FTP link on your website page, it starts with ftp://. Enter your password and now you should be in the FTP window. Copy that index.html from your desktop (or wherever you saved it) and paste it into the white space next to the forums folder in the FTP window. You should see a transfer window and then the index.html appears on the FTP window. Thats it, now go to http://aodmembers.nuclearfallout.net and see if it redirects you to your forums.

[izZy]

or simply make a php script

make a file called index.php in the main directory then type this in the file and save it:

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<?
header("Location: whatever.com/forums");
?>