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- jjuan408
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How can I shorten my contact page >
www.jcjuan.com/index.php?option=com_cont...tact&id=1&Itemid=101
to www.jcjuan.com/contact
Please, help.
Thanks,
Juan
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- JEM
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Try using the Joomla core SEF...
Basic Core SEF:
If joomla is in the root; htdocs, or public_html...
In Global Configurations, Search Engine Friendly URLs Yes, Use Apache mod_rewrite Yes, Add suffix to URLs No.
Change htaccess.txt to .htaccess.
If it’s in a folder, you need to change the # RewriteBase / to reflect the path of your site.
Change:
# RewriteBase /
to:
RewriteBase /(the name of the folder joomla is in)
If that doesn't work, search or post here:
forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=544
If you are using a 3rd part component, contact the developer. - Thanks,
jim
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- joeseckelman
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Greetings, I am having a similar problem and oddly enough joomla.org is not working and thats a whole different ordeal... but I change the global to the Yes:search engine friendly urls, Yes: mod apache one, and Yes: to add suffix.... above you say no to the suffix one thats fine but either way it doesn't work....
You and many say change the htaccess file to .htaccess ---- Please help with that .. do you mean take off the .txt Or simply add a '.' to the file name so it looks like this ---> .htaccess.txt Please help with this issue and do you think that is the only problem related to why seo urls wouldn't work? The site is www.araraenterprises.com and ive taken off the seo options now because the client is addin her content. - Best Wishes and thanks for your help in advance
Joe Seckelman,
www.customwebsites4less.com
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- JEM
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In the root, you will see two files, the original, '.htaccess' from your host and 'htaccess.txt' which is Joomla's.
You will want to
A) rename the original, '.htaccess' to something like 'host.htaccess', then
rename the 'htaccess.txt' to '.htaccess', adding a period in front of the 'h' and deleting '.txt' after the 's'.
- Thanks,
jim
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- joeseckelman
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- Greetings, I am going to try that, but I didn't see the Other .htaccess file from the server... from my ftp uploader, but i will try that, thank you for your help.
- Best Wishes and thanks for your help in advance
Joe Seckelman,
www.customwebsites4less.com
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- JEM
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OK...
All the host I've used to this point have a default .htaccess file...
Usually you can see the file through your FTP client or your hosts CP (but some block or don't load '.' files by default).
Anyway, if you tried to rename 'htaccess.txt' to '.htaccess' and one was present, you'd be warned about overwriting the file, but lets cross that bridge when we come to it.
In any case, let us know how you're getting along...
- Thanks,
jim
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- joeseckelman
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Greetings, This is very delayed and only because i am backtracting to make all the sites SEF friendly url wise.... So Successfully made it work on the one but then it no longer did...it seems like it worked for about ten minutes and then no more...
TO refresh,
I am on joomla 1.5
I have renamed the htaccess.txt to '.htaccess' and uncommented the rewritebase and added my appropriate folder name... 'RewriteBase /rlwindows'
This worked and then stopped, i tried the suffix part too and it worked...Please help...
Some suggestions / ideas whatever - Best Wishes and thanks for your help in advance
Joe Seckelman,
www.customwebsites4less.com
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- Troy King
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Hi Guys
I'd thought I'd add my two cents in to this piece as I've attempted a few times in the past to turn SEF on without success following the steps above. Everytime I renamed my htaccess.txt to .htaccess it would bring my website down.
After some careful investigation by my service provider's support we finally narrowed it down to commenting out the:
Options +FollowSymLinks
line in the .htaccess file to
# Options +FollowSymLinks
Problems solved... all working now. Hope that suggestion helps someone else out in their SEF enabling
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