My host has made it impossible for me to use mywebstie/store or mywebsite/admin/store. Is there a way to change this?
tim
Fri, 07/22/2011 - 17:30
Re: Is there a way to change the store url as in admin/store/ect
Cannot help you on your host. Sorry about that.
However, if you use the path module, you can create a url alias to something you like better.
For what it's worth, the basic installation would take you to example.com/catalog for your store
other terms you could use might include "shop" or "goods", for example. Or you might create your url as example.com/greatstuff/store, if that avoids your host's issues.
You might also consider whether your host is too weird to continue with. Cannot use "store" in the path name? Pish tosh.
Re: Re: Is there a way to change the store url as in admin/store
Thanks for the response. I have tried the path module and autopath modules. But I can't figure out how to create admin/store/orders/xxxx ect. Basically I have a bunch of stores on the same host and they worked fine for a long time then one day the host reserved /store and admin/store for the cart they try to resell. It's really only effecting me when i have clean urls on (which my clients want) They are unable to access any of their admin stuff without typing in the urls with the ?q=. Any ideas?
tim
thetim wrote:
then one day
then one day the host reserved /store and admin/store for the cart they try to resell. It's really only effecting me when i have clean urls on (which my clients want) They are unable to access any of their admin stuff without typing in the urls with the ?q=. Any ideas?
tim
Thats seems quite odd from the host and personally I'd go to a new host. I guess you'll have to make a new alias for every path and I don't think url aliases support wild cards. other wise you could use apache rewite to set the rules but I don't have an annswer for the apache rewrite.
Check these out
http://drupal.org/project/redirect
http://drupal.org/project/path_redirect
I gotta agree
Unless your "host" (in the sense of captor) agrees to drop that silly restriction RIGHT NOW, I'd change hosts.
Yes, Apache redirect might work, and you might even be able to figure out how to either defeat his configuration or work around it with apache rewrite. Or you can create urls that point to example.com/?=admin/store
But the problem really is that you will be playing whack-a-mole with urls that do not work. ANd it appears that you are being hosted by a company that has poor practices.
I've found good hosting for very cheap at ANhosting and also, for a bit more but with the power of the cloud plus EXCELLENT support, at rackspace.
(No links, no affiliation)
Just say no to hosts that invade your namespace.