Removing the /page

[DBaker]

Is it possible to remove the /page for example:

Instead of: site.com/pages/information.php

Have site.com/information.php?

I did a search for this, but couldn't find a solution...

Thanks in advanced,

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

look at help page and read the doku:

http://help.websitebaker.org/pages/en/basic-docu/first-steps/adapting-default-settings.php

Matthias

[DBaker]

I just read it, and figured it out.

Thanks.

[Dreamer]

Hi, I've read the docs and see that it isn't too difficult to remove the /page directory on new installations, can anyone tell me how I would go about removing it from a site that already has about 6 pages?

Thanks in advance.

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

removing the /pages dir should not be done in WB 2.6.7, as this option is buggy in WB 2.6.7. We have fixed this is the upcoming WB 2.7. So better is to wait till WB 2.7 is official released.

No matter if WB 2.6.x or 2.7, setting pages dir to root can only be done if scripts has full write access to the root directory of your page. Not all hosters allow this. So ask first your hoster.

Second part on a page with existing pages is to move the content from the pages dir to the root without changing the ownership of all this files. This cannot be done with ftp, as moving with ftp changes the ownership. So for moving this also you should ask your hoster.

Third problem is, that you have to adapt in every pages file the path to config.php. This can also not be done with ftp, as the ftpuser is not the owner. You need to install a script (php explorer) wich allows you from serversite to edit the files.

Matthias

[Dreamer]

Thanks Matthias, I will wait until 2.7 so I don't break anything, or maybe not do it at all.

If I move the pages using Shell will that preserve the ownership?

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

If I move the pages using Shell will that preserve the ownership?

if you have shell access to server, moving it there should preserve the ownership, yes.

Matthias

[Dreamer]

Cool, thanks, doesn't sound so difficult now that I thought about it for a bit

[Dreamer]

I went with plan B which is much simpler:
Rename the pages directory to something short and on topic (for an extra keyword  ) .

Here's how to do it in case anyone else wants to rename their pages directory after it is already installed with content.

First duplicate the pages directory.
Rename the duplicate to new name.
Change the advanced settings pages to the new name.

Now to clean up and send your old page links to the new directory.
Use this in .htaccess and replace newdir with the new pages directory.

Code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^pages/?(.*) /newdir/$1 [R=301,L]

Delete the old pages directory.
No down time required.