vb.org Archive - View Single Post - Pros and cons of installing VB in root folder or a seperate folder?

Talisman · #9 02-16-2006, 03:05 AM

I have to ask... why limit your options later on by putting vB in the root if you don't have any real specific reason to set this up that way?

If you install vB in a /forum or /forums subdirectory, then you always have the choice of using the root for a variety of different purposes.. a portal, a home page, a flashy splash intro page, a seasonal bulletin/annoucement, or some other type of introductory material. But you can also redirect one link to another to route all your traffic directly to the forum and just keep the root in reserve in case you change your mind later on.

On the other hand ... if you install your forum at the root, you've just locked yourself into that type of site configuration/arrangement. For no other reason than you couldn't anticipate something you might wish to change at some point in the future.

I don't see why anyone would do this. :surprised:

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