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How do I make sure that markverkler.org goes to the homepage without having to type www.markverkler.org

Firstly, you shouldn't really link to index.php when talking about your website: markverkler.org is fine.

Although, if you still want to do this, you should try this code:

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Redirect 301 / http://www.yoursite.com/index.html

That should do the trick providng you put that code in an .htaccess file and also your host supports .htaccess !

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So that will take http://markverkler.org and make sure it goes to the proper page?

Where must I place that code?

A .htaccess will do the trick. If you're host is running the Apache server and allows .htaccess file overrides, save this in a file called .htaccess and upload to your main website folder:

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RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^markverkler.org
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.markverkley.org/$1 [R=301,L]

This redirects all requests for 'markverkley.org' to www.markverkley.org (i.e if they just type markverkley.org, they'll get to you )

NOTE: Make sure your editor does not modify the file extension - things like notepad will add '.txt' unless you choose File type > All files in the save dialog box. .htaccess has no extension (well I guess .htaccess IS the extension)

The above will work. Just make sure to upload the .htaccess file to the absolute root of your site... Otherwise it won't work!

it works on i.e. but not on firefox

works for me, can you clear your cache and try again

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Yes, it works for me also.

If you don't know how to clear your cache, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...learcache.mspx.

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you can also look here for some of the other browsers you may have.

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The simplest way is just to use the default page name.

Most servers have index.??? set as the default page. Some do have default.???

I have NEVER used an .htaccess file and never had a problem with that.