Many other host companies have easy solutions for masking URLs. Seems that Hostmonster is not one of them.
I am directed to edit the .htaccess file.
But directions aren't too clear.
I have a site www.L09.libertyassurance.c
L09 is the subdomain and points to a subdirectory under public_html.
I can't move the joomla installation back to the root as I'd like.
My client requests it to show as http://www.libertyassuranc
I'd like to get the exact code I'd need to have in my .htaccess file.
Thanks,
Robert
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I am unable to return to the root directory since there I had my site corrupted (from some outside source).
I then installed Joomla in a new directory and set up a sub domain.
Only option I can think of is to get another hosting account from hostmonster and move the installing to the root folder there. That would be a lot of trouble.
I have seen some examples/suggestions as to how to mark up the .htaccess file but have never found those answers to be clear enough for me to use.
Robert
Hello Robert,
site corrupted: ok, so my antivirus was right...
1. Do you still have access to the root FTP? If yes, "simply" remove ALL files (including those starting by a dot, making them hidden), cleanup your database, change your FTP and database password, and reload your joomla in the root.
Note that if you got hurt from outside, it means you had a security flaw (some joomla extensions are vunerable, check http://secunia.com/advisor
2. You may indeed close this account and open a new one. This is still less trouble than keeping an infected website live.
I don't see any htaccess option in your specific case, because the htaccess would need to be located in the root folder. In that case, options 1 or 2 are recommended, because your new site would still be at risk.
Note: as long as you have a root directory infected, all subdirectories are at risk anyway...
I found the answer here: http://hostmonsterforums.c
It now works the way I need.
I may still want to move the account to a completely new area by closing this and opening a new account at the same host to remove the residual risk of the root directory's past history of corruption.
Robert
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by: NeoDiffusionPosted on 2009-06-10 at 23:37:14ID: 24599284
Hello rgcole,
At a first glance, I would look at the subdomain stuff: obviously, your joomla files are in L09 sub-directory BECAUSE the site is in a sub-domain. And you probably got a sub-access that only grant you write privilege at L09 level.
If your client ask to show at the root level, then it means that current content at root level will not be shown anymore, and thus, your client should give you the possibility to store the joomla files to the html root.
I'm afraid you will not be able to achieve the expect behavior unless you can create (or modify) a .htaccess file in the html root folder, or touch the DNS settings (which is very, very tricky).
Rgds,
Werner.