This index.php should be at the root where you placed index.html with the redirect. This is different than index.php that is used by Wiki inside your wiki directory.
bilal On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Praising Jesus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't understand. > > The file index.php is not visible to the internet (it's in a subdirectory > called mediawiki) and certainly won't be seen by anyone typing > wiki.1611kjb.org As I understand it, the standard is for a browser to look > for index.html and then default.html and those must be in the root > directory. I was under the impression that if I put a file called .htaccess > in the root directory for the website (i.e., /wiki.1611kjb.org), the > browser > would follow that file. I found some directions on a website that implied I > should create the file with the following inside: > > Redirect permanent /wiki.1611kjb.org/ > http://wiki.1611kjb.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page > > But it doesn't work. > > If I remove index.html, default.html and .htaccess from the root, then when > someone types in the domain name, they see my directory structure. > Consequently, how would I get a browser accessing my site to read a file > called index.php buried in a subdirectory (for that matter, if they could > see that file, I wouldn't need a redirect, they'd already be accessing the > file I'm trying to redirect to. > > ---Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bilal Abdul > Kader > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:14 PM > To: Wikimedia developers > Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] Redirect > > use index.php > > inside that file > <?php > header("Location: > http://wiki.1611kjb.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page > "); > ?> > > bilal > > > On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Praising Jesus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is more of a general setup question than Wikimedia specific, but I'm > > certain you folks will have an answer. > > > > My domain is 1611kjb.org. I created a sub domain called wiki.1611kjb.org > > > > I want people, when they type in wiki.1611kjb.org to be redirected to > > > > http://wiki.1611kjb.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page > > > > For the moment, I am using an index.html file with a refresh in it, but > not > > all browsers support that method. I have been trying to do it with an > > .htaccess file, but I can't seem to get it to work. The sight is hosted > on > > an Apache server running Linux with FrontPage Extensions activated. > > > > What is the best way to get the redirect to happen correctly? > > > > ---Mike > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
