localhost redirect

[defiance]

HI,


how do i set up redirections in local machine.

i know thati can set redirect online coz the cPanel have the Redirect icon..

but in local machine i don have cPanel.

so, i would like to have

http://localhost to be directed to http://localhost/myfolder/


thanks

[gregor002]

Are you using Apache as your local server? If so, go to the www directory and create a file like this and save it as index.php:

<?
header("Location: yourFolder/");
?>

Now whenever you type http://localhost/ in your browser you will be redirected to http://localhost/yourFolder/.

Hope that helps!

[dklynn]

defiance,

1. SitePoint has an EXCELLENT Apache forum and this post really should have been made there (for correct answers).

2. Have a look at http://datakoncepts.com/seo for a brief summary of setting up Apache's mod_rewrite module and using it to create (and use) "user-friendly" URLs.

Regards,

DK

[defiance]

oh,


apologies DK.

can i post this thread there?

or wait for mod to move it there?

apologies once again.....

[defiance]

Are you using Apache as your local server? If so, go to the www directory and create a file like this and save it as index.php:

<?
header("Location: yourFolder/");
?>

Now whenever you type http://localhost/ in your browser you will be redirected to http://localhost/yourFolder/.

Hope that helps!

that is a very nice trick.

but i am pretty sure there are some non-trick.
hehehe
well

thanks..
and nice trick

[dklynn]

defiance,

NO need to apologize (to me or to anyone else)!!! I didn't know that there was an Apache forum until I did a search for SEO (Search Engine Optimization - otherwise known as "user-friendly" URLs) several months ago.

Go ahead and post over there rather than waiting for a moderator to move this (which is not necessary).

BTW, PHP's header(location) "trick" is just the http-equiv=refresh "trick" from basic HTML. What you need is to have Apache do the relocation for you (to the same filename in the subdirectory?).

Regards,

DK