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Menu External link being modified if you have identical page name

Elon Report

By Elon Report

  • Status: Not a bug

I created a database/page called chat.

I created an external page called chat.php

I create a menu item called Chat that goes to an external link I enter as: https://elon.report/chat/chat.php

When I go back, it's been re-written to: https://elon.report/index.php?/chat/chat.php which throws an error. This happens every time.

I had a thought, and deleted the page/database. Now the link stays the same when I close it.

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    Randy Calvert Grand Master

    Randy Calvert

    Clients

    It looks like you have not setup the .htaccess.

    In the ACP, search "friendly URL" or "htaccess". Enable the "Rewrite URLs" options and be sure you upload the .htaccess file it gives you.

    Elon Report Collaborator

    Elon Report

    Clients

    Thanks! I turned it on, but it no longer gives an .htaccess file to upload - just an example file To see the .htaccess used for Apache servers for comparison, download this file.

    I'm getting an error if I try to turn it on: The rewriting does not seem to be working.

    Marc Grand Master

    Marc

    Invision Community Team

    Im very confused by what you mean there. You mentioned it doesn't not give you an htaccess file to upload, but also showed the text where it states you can download the file. Until you upload that file, rewrites will indeed not work

    Elon Report Collaborator

    Elon Report

    Clients
    (edited)
    6 hours ago, Marc said:

    Im very confused by what you mean there. You mentioned it doesn't not give you an htaccess file to upload, but also showed the text where it states you can download the file. Until you upload that file, rewrites will indeed not work

    The writing is what confused me. The text I highlighted above does not suggest I upload the file. A newbie IPB admin may understand that mod_rewrite is not enabled (that was the issue), but coming from version 4, I was expecting a file to be downloaded. Unless it explicitly tells me to replace a file, I will not do so.

    Edited by Elon Report
    Added reference link