Set Up Short URL’s in ocPortal

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:16 Written by Steve Jarvis Friday, 14 June 2013 12:00

Most Website users expect easy to read website URLs which help a great deal with Search Engine Optimisation so this ‘How To’ deals with how to set up the Short URLs when using ocPortal. Short URLs are easier to remember and follow than having code numbers for pages. There are two options for short URL’s built in to ocPortal. Whichever option you want to use requires the same initial process.

How to Enable Short URLs for Your phpFox Website

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 03:51 Written by Stephanie Brown Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:00

This article will focus on enabling short urls for your phpFox website.

By default, phpFox does not use short urls. This means that your website’s url’s will have a string that looks similar to this:

http://yoursite.com/index.php?do=/user/login/

using short urls, the url will look similar to this:

http://yoursite.com/user/login/

Short urls look cleaner, and are easier for your members to use.

Creating/Editing the .htaccess file