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Ok, I added this line(DirectoryIndex portal.php) in to make my portal the front page, but when I do that I get a 403 error when trying to access my admin folder.

You can also access your cpanel and navigate to "Redirects" and change it to this:

http://www.yoursite.com/forums/index.php
to
http://www.yoursite.com/forums/portal.php

Is it a good idea to use a permanent redirect here? The cpanel advices that I am better off using .htaccess for this.

I think he is asking how to edit the protal page. And I dont think that is possable.

(2010-09-19, 07:08 PM)vash Wrote: [ -> ]Is it a good idea to use a permanent redirect here? The cpanel advices that I am better off using .htaccess for this.

*Make sure you rename .htaccess.txt to: .htaccess


Within cpanel..when you alter a "redirect" your are essentially creating a .htaccess for your site...But i always use the portal page so a permanent redirect (301) works for me

Thanks Guys.... I discovered that if I use mysite/admin/index.php the DirectoryIndex portal bit works..... I didn't like the idea of doing a permanent redirect because I prefer people to see just the domain name without any pages afterwards. Somehow it strikes me as being neater. Not sure if it has any other benefits!

Sure bud, glad you got it sorted