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Don't forget to backup the files you modify before you continue!!!

SEO friendly links for the standard PHP-Fusion forum

Step 1

Download Seoname.php and upload that file to your includes folder.

Step 2

Create a new .htaccess file OR open yours if you already got one and paste the following code in it:

## SEO friendly URL by web-bureau.com
## Provided by PHPfusion-mods.net
## Use this if Fusion is installed in your root directory
RewriteBase /
## Use the following if Fusion is not installed on your root directory
## RewriteBase /<fusion_path>/
RewriteEngine On

## Forum categories
RewriteRule ^(.*)-fc([0-9]*).([0-9]*).htm$ forum/viewforum.php?forum_id=$2&rowstart=$3 [L,NC]

## Forum threads
RewriteRule ^(.*)-fc([0-9]*)-ft([0-9]*).htm$ forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=$2&thread_id=$3 [L,NC]

## Forum threads and posts
RewriteRule ^(.*)-fc([0-9]*)-ft([0-9]*)-fp([0-9]*).htm$ forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=$2&thread_id=$3&p_id=$4 [L,NC]

## Forum threads and pagation
RewriteRule ^(.*)-fc([0-9]*)-ft([0-9]*).([0-9]*).htm$ forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=$2&thread_id=$3&rowstart=$4 [L,NC]

## Forum threads and pagation and posts
RewriteRule ^(.*)-fc([0-9]*)-ft([0-9]*).([0-9]*)-fp([0-9]*).htm$ forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=$2&thread_id=$3&rowstart=$4&p_id=$5 [L,NC]

If your Fusion isn't in the root, replace 'RewriteBase' to 'RewriteBase /<fusion_path>/' (where <fusion_path> is the folder name).

Step 3

Open Maincore.php and find:

'?>'

Above, add the following:

// Search engine friendly URLs
// http://www.web-bureau.com/php-fusion-cms-c1.htm
require_once INCLUDES."seoname.php";

Step 4

Open forum/index.php and search for: _{(line 61)}

Replace with:

Your now finished with editing the forum/index.php file. Save it and re-upload the file.

Step 5

Open forum/viewforum.php and search for: _{(line 94)}

Replace with:

Find _{(line 98)}:

And replace with:

Find _{(line 139)}:

And replace with:

Find _{(line 143)}:

And replace with:

Your now finished with editing the forum/viewforum.php file. Save it and re-upload the file.

Step 6

Open forum/viewthread.php and search for: _{(line 42)}

Replace with:

Save forum/viewthread.php and upload it.

End

Everything should work now, if you run in trouble, recheck the steps above. If you still have problems, see the support thread .

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