Redirect index.php – please help

leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

Hi everyone. This may be a stupid question but this is my first time migrating a site. Here’s the scenario:

Currently using Joomla with URL structure of domain.com/index.php/whatever (page name).

I’m using WordPress to redesign the site. Currently have a temporary domain through GoDaddy.

When I use a 301 redirect plugin (have installed multiple plugins) I use this:
tempdomain.com/index.php/example-page to tempdomain/example-page.

When I check in the browser, I get an error message “No input file specified”

Questions:

1. Is this only happening because I’m using the temp domain?
2. What can I do to ensure my realdomain.com/index.php/example-page URL structures are redirected to realdomain.com/example-page? I want to ensure this will work as intended before I switch my domain over and launch the site.

Thank you in advance!

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David Uzelac
(@daviduzelac)

10 years, 7 months ago

Hello!

You might wanna read through this as it offers valuable information for domains, moving WordPress and site URL options.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

Let me know if you are still having trouble.

Thread Starter leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

I’m still having trouble with this. Does anyone have any other advice? I called GoDaddy support and the rep was unable to help.
David Uzelac
(@daviduzelac)

10 years, 7 months ago
Hey there,

Have you tried adding the below rules to your .htaccess file?
```
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php/(.*)$ /$1 [R=301,L]
```
This is from a different thread where a solution was posted for the same error you are experiencing.

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirects-for-urls-with-indexphp?replies=3

Let me know if this was helpful.
Thread Starter leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

Should I be adding that to the current site we have with Joomla or the temp domain I’m using with WordPress? Another thought I had was: should I use this technique with the current site in Joomla (http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=614279) (renaming index.php file and adjusting a setting in Joomla)?

David Uzelac
(@daviduzelac)

10 years, 7 months ago

The .htaccess part should be added within the WP file.

Thread Starter leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

Thanks, David. I was able to get this to work for most but not all URLs. Will post results tomorrow once I take inventory of my 301s to see if I can pick up on any trends. I think I’ve found the solution. Thanks again.

David Uzelac
(@daviduzelac)

10 years, 7 months ago

No problem, let me know if you are expreiencing further issues and we can try to solve them 🙂

Thread Starter leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

David (or anyone who has knowledge with this),

Is it possible to redirect multiple pages to the same destination URL? I have a few different 301 redirect plugins. I have taken care of the index.php redirect but here’s an example:

http://domain.com/index.php/our-team
http://domain.com/index.php/join-our-team

I’d like both of these to be redirected to domain.com/our-team. I’m able to redirect the first URL but no luck with the second. Any advice? Thank you.

David Uzelac
(@daviduzelac)

10 years, 7 months ago

For multiple pages, maybe something like this would actually be better.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/

Thread Starter leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

I’m unable to get Redirection or Simple 301 Redirects to work. What’s happening is I’ll enter these URLS:

http://domain.com/index.php/our-team
http://domain.com/index.php/join-our-team

with the destination of /our-team.

The first URL works. The “join our team” page redirects to domain.com/join-our-team which doesn’t exist. Not sure why the destination “our-team” won’t stick to this.

Thread Starter leader301
(@leader301)

10 years, 7 months ago

bump. anyone have any suggestions for this? Trying to redirect multiple pages to the same destination page, but with the various 301 redirect plugins I’m using, it only works if the URL structure is the same.

Stevied22
(@stephenjdangelocom)

10 years, 7 months ago

Hello,
I have generated an email subscription form via mailchimp, and have the code to insert. However, the blog page does not have a place for me to insert this code. The only options it is displaying is “change permalinks” and “view”. Thank you for the help, I am new to wordpress.
Best,
Steve

Matthew
(@kidsguide)

10 years, 7 months ago

@stephenjdangelo.com: Please post your own support thread.

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