need help with apache .htaccess redirect.....

[^SuiCyde^]

ok, so i've manager to basically integrate a ning music network with vbulletin for the most part, but what i want to be able to do, is whenever someone clicks on a user profile......

instead of going to that member profile.......

i want them to be able to go to thier music profile, or at least add in a user profile in the usercp dropdown or something........

the redirect i was attempting that does not work is.......

redirect 301 /folder/ http://www.hiphopnetwork.net/forums/member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=
redirectMatch 301 ^/folder/ http://www.hiphopnetwork.net/forums/member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=
redirectMatch 301 ^/folder/$ http://www.hiphopnetwork.net/forums/member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=
redirectMatch 301 ^/folder/(.+)$ http://www.networkhiphop.com/profile/$1

both the user ID on the hiphopnetwork and the ning network are the same so unless i'm missing something that should work

or if we can't do that i tried to add in an option to the usercp dropdown...

<template name="navbar_usercp_menu" templatetype="template" date="1209841554" username="Atakan KOC" version=""><![CDATA[<if condition="$show['popups'] AND $show['member']">
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercpnmenu_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr><td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><<a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_your_details]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><<a href="http://www.networkhiphop.com">Join The Network - Create Your Own Artist Profile </a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">Network Artist Options</td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option" align="$stylevar[left]"><font color="white"><<a href="http://www.networkhiphop.com/profile/$post[musername]">$vbphrase[your_profile]</a></td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</if>
]]></template>

but it fails to call for $post[username] could i call for a extra field in the profile???

[Lynne]

$post[username] is not valid in the usercp. Try $userinfo[username]

[^SuiCyde^]

thanks Lynne i hadn't seen this post, i actually did manage to integrate the drop down menus, and i was able to change postbit view profiles to go directly to ning profile pages.....

still working on an .htacess redirect though that's what i really need