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Problem with configuring .htaccess file

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    prd689 Reply #1, 16 years, 7 months ago
    Hello, I am having some problems configuring my .htaccess file. I have the file renamed .htaccess but I’m trying to figure out how to have a page name become the alias name. Instead of "tutorials.lottmandesign.com/index.php?id=2" I would like to have it show up "tutorials.lottmandesign.com/blog".

    I have the site set up at tutorials.lottmandesign.com Even though the pages are there, they don’t actually link to anything because it’s like I confused the code or something. When I preview the other pages in Modx it shows up as http://tutorials.lottmandesign.com/index.php?id=2... But if you go to tutorials.lottmandesign.com and click Blog, it’s looking for the alias name.

    Sorry I just need help in bad way. Any help would be much appreciated.
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      AMDbuilder Reply #2, 16 years, 7 months ago
      Hello,

      Did you change the setting in the control panel to enable it?
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        prd689 Reply #3, 16 years, 7 months ago
        Yes I did. I set it up just like another website I maintain with Modx. Unfortunately, I didn’t do the original install so I’m not sure what to do with the .htaccess file.
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          einsteinsboi Reply #4, 16 years, 7 months ago
          Seems to be working fine on my end
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            ottogal Reply #5, 16 years, 7 months ago
            AFAIK, even with Friendly URLs enabled, if you do a preview out of the manager the address line will not show the alias URL - don’t know why (maybe the .htaccess is ignored in that case).
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              BobRay Reply #6, 16 years, 7 months ago
              Quote from: ottogal at Mar 23, 2010, 10:43 PM

              AFAIK, even with Friendly URLs enabled, if you do a preview out of the manager the address line will not show the alias URL - don’t know why (maybe the .htaccess is ignored in that case).

              That’s right. You can look at the site in another browser where you’re not logged into the Manager to see a true preview.
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                prd689 Reply #7, 16 years, 7 months ago
                Quote from: BobRay at Mar 23, 2010, 11:41 PM

                Quote from: ottogal at Mar 23, 2010, 10:43 PM

                AFAIK, even with Friendly URLs enabled, if you do a preview out of the manager the address line will not show the alias URL - don’t know why (maybe the .htaccess is ignored in that case).

                That’s right. You can look at the site in another browser where you’re not logged into the Manager to see a true preview.

                Thank you so much. I didnt realize I had to use a different browser... Very weird... It has never done that before but oh well, it works and that is all Im concerned about.
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                  sottwell Reply #8, 16 years, 7 months ago
                  That’s because this is the code for it:
                  <li id="Button5"><a href="#" onclick="<?php echo "window.open('../index.php?id=$id','previeWin')"?>"><img src="<?php echo $_style["icons_preview_resource"] ?>" /> <?php echo $_lang['preview']?></a></li>

                  So it uses javascript to specifically open a window with the URL index.php?id=xx. No friendly URLs used here.

                  Seems to me it could run the $id through the $modx->makeURL($id) function...
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