home menu link goes to site root rather than index.php

[stevegos]

Hi

How can I assign the home menu link to point to index.php rather then the server root /

I have a static page at index.htm which needs to stay in place with cmsms sitting behind it.

I've looked around the menu's and the config.php file and searched the forums but cannot see how to do it.

Also in the header there is a  {cms_selflink dir="start" rellink=1} but not sure if this has any bearing?

Any ideas?

Thanks, Steve

Apologies if this has been asked before, I just cannot see it on the forums.

[Peciura]

I think you need .htaccess file in site root directory. And line in it

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DirectoryIndex index.php

[stevegos]

Thanks, but won't that just change the default server response to index.php?

I need to keep index.html or index.htm as the server default, I need the CMSMS default when clicking the home page link to go to index.php rather then the server responding with index.html as its pointing to the root and not index.php.

Steve

[Rolf]

Hi stevegos

1. Create a new page.
2. In the content put the tag {redirect_page page="home"}   home is the alias of the cmsms homepage.
3. Uncheck visible in menu
4. And set this page to default page.

When index.html is linked to index.php the 'home' page should be loaded

You have to try this, but I think it should work this way.
You probably need to change the start parameter in the Breadcrumbs and perhaps the {cms_selflink} in the header.

Regards, Rolf 

[stevegos]

apologies everyone, my subject title was misleading... Have now corrected this.

I need the home page link to link to http://www.mydomain.com/index.php rather then the site root http://www.mydomain.com

Steve

[Dr.CSS]

Home page link where, in the header or menu?...

[stevegos]

in the menu.

[Peciura]

In this case you can do following:
1. create new page type as external link,
2. in address field write "http://www.mydomain.com/index.php"
3. set this page as default page.

[stevegos]

Thanks, that fixed the problem, but of course I had to hide the actual Home page in the menu.

There must be a technical resolution for this somewhere?

Steve

[Peciura]

There must be a technical resolution for this somewhere?

Normally page doesn't have index.html and index.php in the same directory and default page index file is also default for CMS