seo and osCMAX friendly redirects

[humanode]

Hi folks,

The issue is this, when a client types http://mystore.com I would like my store to load automatically. I did the typical install to the catalog subdirectory.

I attempted to use a 301 redirect, but the coding of the .htaccess file was incorrect, the result would load the store, but when I attempted to Admin the the site, instead of loading index.php I recieved a directory listing of /admin.

So the question is, does anyone know of a redirect that works well with osCMAX and won't get me in trouble with the search engines.

I was using a javascript redirect that worked well but the search engines aren't following the link to the catalog.


Any insight greatly appreciated.

[michael_s]

Just add this to your htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex catalog/index.php index.php

That will do it for ya...

[humanode]

Worked like a charm

But I was so close. I had used DirectoryIndex catalog/index.php. Goodness knows how long I would've dinked around til I found the answer.

Glad you are here and thanks!