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[thewebkid]

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

[Marc]

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 !

[thewebkid]

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

Where must I place that code?

[Aso]

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)

[Stuart]

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

[thewebkid]

it works on i.e. but not on firefox

[welshstew]

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

[Marc]

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.

[welshstew]

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

[karinne]

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.