How to make web site 'public'

markw10 · #1 05-11-2007, 04:22 PM

I just am finishing my first joomla web site and am ready to make it 'public'. My question: How do I go about doing that? I know for now it's in a subdirectory, Joomla, and my web site seems to go to index.php to pull it up. Yet I want someone to simply to go to my domain name to pull it up and not have to type joomla at the end. I know other web pages don't require you to type /joomla at the end so how is it done? Do I have to pull a simply html line or something as a index.html file to refer to the index.php and if so how do I do this or do I most my joomla installation over to my root directory?

keliix06 · #2 05-15-2007, 12:40 AM

You'll want to move it to the root, that will be the best. Move all the files, then edit condiguration. Remove /joomla from $mosConfig_live_site, $mosConfig_absolute_path and $mosConfig_cache_path.

markw10 · #3 05-20-2007, 07:14 PM

I ended up using the following php url redirect so that when someone hits my domain name it goes straight to the Joomla subdirectory. I like having this so that if I put some type of HTML intro page in the future I have the root directory for that and it keeps my Joomla files in their own directory. Here it is:

<?php header("Location: http://www.avcconsulting.info/Joomla"); ?>

My question: Will this affect me being listed on search engines such as google and yahoo. Since this is a commercial web site it's really important that my web site along with information on it is searchable on Google and other search engines.

keliix06 · #4 05-20-2007, 08:47 PM

No, it won't effect it in any way. They'll just index your site as normal.

zachary · #5 05-11-2009, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by keliix06

You'll want to move it to the root, that will be the best. Move all the files, then edit condiguration. Remove /joomla from $mosConfig_live_site, $mosConfig_absolute_path and $mosConfig_cache_path.

Yep, that's right Kelliix. Great reply.

pacifich · #6 01-11-2010, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keliix06

You'll want to move it to the root, that will be the best. Move all the files, then edit condiguration. Remove /joomla from $mosConfig_live_site, $mosConfig_absolute_path and $mosConfig_cache_path.

Yeah, I can agree... that's good recommendation!

Well done!

davidjoshua11 · #7 02-08-2010, 08:39 AM

Well, try to search in some online site that had my tutorial in how to make the web site in public. Like the other member says here just follow what he says he is right.SEO Services

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You'll want to move it to the root, that will be the best. Move all the files, then edit condiguration. Remove /joomla from $mosConfig_live_site, $mosConfig_absolute_path and $mosConfig_cache_path.