vB3 Pseudo Easy Archive

This is a dual solution:
1) for those who are upgrading from vB Easy Archive in vB2
2) for those who run Apache as a cgi but have rewrite access

I have made modifications to vB3's archive files to make it work like the old Easy Archive that we all loved.

Simply add this to .htaccess or apache config files:

        RewriteRule ^/archive/forum/([0-9]+).html$ /archive/index.php?f=$1 [L]
        RewriteRule ^/archive/topic/([0-9]+).html$ /archive/index.php?t=$1 [L]

... and use the files that I've attached. You can see one in progress at: http://www.abnehmen.com/archive/, but I have made more mods to this so that i can use the header/footer that I had in vb2.

[AN-net]

my site's root directory or my forums?

[13th_Disciple]

whatever directory you want the rewrite rules on.. if it is for your forums, put it at forumroot..

[filth]

yeah as 13th Disciple said in the forum root.

if you out it in your normal root directory it would affect your complete web accessible area placing it into your forum folder means only things in that folder will use it

[AN-net]

when i upload .htaccess.txt to the archive folder it just disappears

[Majik?]

Originally Posted by AN-net

when i upload .htaccess.txt to the archive folder it just disappears

It's there, but files that are .anything are regarded as hidden files.

[AN-net]

still when ever i click on my archive link, i get spit back out to my forums index

[filth]

Originally Posted by AN-net

when i upload .htaccess.txt to the archive folder it just disappears

you should be able to set your ftp client to show hidden files can be useful

[FlyBoy73]

I have part of mine working but none of the links under the listing work.. Any ideas?

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/archive/index.php

[grandeur_69]

change:

RewriteRule ^/archive/forum/([0-9]+).html$ /archive/index.php?f=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^/archive/topic/([0-9]+).html$ /archive/index.php?t=$1 [L]

to:

RewriteRule ^/forums/archive/forum/([0-9]+).html$ /forums/archive/index.php?f=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^/forums/archive/topic/([0-9]+).html$ /forums/archive/index.php?t=$1 [L]

to make use of your pathing

[grandeur_69]

and, for all those who have possibly used my files, there is an update because there was a bug in viewing multiple pages ...