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  • Hariundefined Hari

    @phenomlab this is the .htacess file i found in ask folder

    there is nginx.conf file in ask directory

    # Pass requests that don't refer directly to files in the filesystem to index.php
location / {
  try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}

# The following directives are based on best practices from H5BP Nginx Server Configs
# https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-nginx

# Expire rules for static content
location ~* \.(?:manifest|appcache|html?|xml|json)$ {
  add_header Cache-Control "max-age=0";
}

location ~* \.(?:rss|atom)$ {
  add_header Cache-Control "max-age=3600";
}

location ~* \.(?:jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|cur|gz|svg|mp4|ogg|ogv|webm|htc)$ {
  add_header Cache-Control "max-age=2592000";
  access_log off;
}

location ~* \.(?:css|js)$ {
  add_header Cache-Control "max-age=31536000";
  access_log off;
}

location ~* \.(?:ttf|ttc|otf|eot|woff|woff2)$ {
  add_header Cache-Control "max-age=2592000";
  access_log off;
}

# Gzip compression
gzip on;
gzip_comp_level 5;
gzip_min_length 256;
gzip_proxied any;
gzip_vary on;
gzip_types
    application/atom+xml
    application/javascript
    application/json
    application/ld+json
    application/manifest+json
    application/rss+xml
    application/vnd.geo+json
    application/vnd.ms-fontobject
    application/x-font-ttf
    application/x-web-app-manifest+json
    application/xhtml+xml
    application/xml
    font/opentype
    image/bmp
    image/svg+xml
    image/x-icon
    text/cache-manifest
    text/css
    text/plain
    text/vcard
    text/vnd.rim.location.xloc
    text/vtt
    text/x-component
    text/x-cross-domain-policy;

    my site.php is

    return Flarum\Foundation\Site::fromPaths([
'base' => __DIR__,
'public' => __DIR__,
'storage' => __DIR__.'/storage',
]);

    updated config file

    <?php return array (
'debug' => false,
'database' => 
array (
  'driver' => 'mysql',
  'host' => 'localhost',
  'port' => 3306,
  'database' => 'db',
  'username' => 'username',
  'password' => 'password',
  'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
  'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
  'prefix' => '',
  'strict' => false,
  'engine' => 'InnoDB',
  'prefix_indexes' => true,
),
'url' => 'https://ask.domain.com',
'paths' => 
array (
  'api' => 'api',
  'admin' => 'admin',
),
);
    phenomlabundefined

    @hari

    there is nginx.conf file in ask directory

    So are you using Apache or NGINX ?

    Mark
    Founder - Phenomlab Ltd

    Executive Technology & Security Leadership

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  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @hari

    there is nginx.conf file in ask directory

    So are you using Apache or NGINX ?

    Hariundefined

    @phenomlab idk i think i am using apache. how to check?

    3906164f-2b98-4124-b45d-e6b2db007fb2-image.png

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  • Hariundefined Hari

    @phenomlab idk i think i am using apache. how to check?

    3906164f-2b98-4124-b45d-e6b2db007fb2-image.png

    phenomlabundefined

    @hari ok, what you have here is NGINX acting as a reverse proxy to Apache. This means you should make the changes in the Apache .htaccess file.

    Mark
    Founder - Phenomlab Ltd

    Executive Technology & Security Leadership

    0
  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @hari ok, what you have here is NGINX acting as a reverse proxy to Apache. This means you should make the changes in the Apache .htaccess file.

    Hariundefined

    @phenomlab sir, what changes i need to make?

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  • Hariundefined Hari

    @phenomlab sir, what changes i need to make?

    phenomlabundefined

    @hari have you reviewed this
    https://docs.flarum.org/install#url-rewriting

    Mark
    Founder - Phenomlab Ltd

    Executive Technology & Security Leadership

    0
  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @hari have you reviewed this
    https://docs.flarum.org/install#url-rewriting

    Hariundefined

    @phenomlab yes added thse lines

    <Directory "/public">
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine on

   
  # Ensure the Authorization HTTP header is available to PHP
  RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

  # Uncomment the following lines if you are not using a `public` directory
  # to prevent sensitive resources from being exposed.
   RewriteRule /\.git / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^composer\.(lock|json)$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^config.php$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^flarum$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^storage/(.*)?$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^vendor/(.*)?$ / [F,L]

  # Pass requests that don't refer directly to files in the filesystem to index.php
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule ^ index.php [QSA,L]
</IfModule>

<Directory "/public">
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

# Disable directory listings
Options -Indexes

# MultiViews can mess up our rewriting scheme
Options -MultiViews

# The following directives are based on best practices from H5BP Apache Server Configs
# https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-apache

# Expire rules for static content
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
  ExpiresActive on
  ExpiresDefault                                      "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/css                              "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType application/atom+xml                  "access plus 1 hour"
  ExpiresByType application/rdf+xml                   "access plus 1 hour"
  ExpiresByType application/rss+xml                   "access plus 1 hour"
  ExpiresByType application/json                      "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/ld+json                   "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/schema+json               "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/vnd.geo+json              "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/vnd.api+json              "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/xml                       "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/calendar                         "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/xml                              "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType image/vnd.microsoft.icon              "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType image/x-icon                          "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType text/html                             "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/javascript                "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType application/x-javascript              "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType text/javascript                       "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType application/manifest+json             "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType application/x-web-app-manifest+json   "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/cache-manifest                   "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/markdown                         "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType audio/ogg                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/bmp                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/gif                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/jpeg                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/png                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/svg+xml                         "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/webp                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType video/mp4                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType video/ogg                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType video/webm                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/wasm                      "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType font/collection                       "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject         "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/eot                              "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/opentype                         "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/otf                              "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf                "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/ttf                              "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/font-woff                 "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/x-font-woff               "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/woff                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/font-woff2                "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/woff2                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/x-cross-domain-policy            "access plus 1 week"
</IfModule>

# Gzip compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  <IfModule mod_filter.c>
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE "application/atom+xml" \
                                  "application/javascript" \
                                  "application/json" \
                                  "application/ld+json" \
                                  "application/manifest+json" \
                                  "application/rdf+xml" \
                                  "application/rss+xml" \
                                  "application/schema+json" \
                                  "application/vnd.geo+json" \
                                  "application/vnd.ms-fontobject" \
                                  "application/wasm" \
                                  "application/x-font-ttf" \
                                  "application/x-javascript" \
                                  "application/x-web-app-manifest+json" \
                                  "application/xhtml+xml" \
                                  "application/xml" \
                                  "font/collection" \
                                  "font/eot" \
                                  "font/opentype" \
                                  "font/otf" \
                                  "font/ttf" \
                                  "image/bmp" \
                                  "image/svg+xml" \
                                  "image/vnd.microsoft.icon" \
                                  "image/x-icon" \
                                  "text/cache-manifest" \
                                  "text/calendar" \
                                  "text/css" \
                                  "text/html" \
                                  "text/javascript" \
                                  "text/plain" \
                                  "text/markdown" \
                                  "text/vcard" \
                                  "text/vnd.rim.location.xloc" \
                                  "text/vtt" \
                                  "text/x-component" \
                                  "text/x-cross-domain-policy" \
                                  "text/xml"
    </IfModule>
</IfModule>

# Fix for https://httpoxy.org vulnerability
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
  RequestHeader unset Proxy
</IfModule>

    getting 500 error

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  • Hariundefined Hari

    @phenomlab yes added thse lines

    <Directory "/public">
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine on

   
  # Ensure the Authorization HTTP header is available to PHP
  RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

  # Uncomment the following lines if you are not using a `public` directory
  # to prevent sensitive resources from being exposed.
   RewriteRule /\.git / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^composer\.(lock|json)$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^config.php$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^flarum$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^storage/(.*)?$ / [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^vendor/(.*)?$ / [F,L]

  # Pass requests that don't refer directly to files in the filesystem to index.php
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule ^ index.php [QSA,L]
</IfModule>

<Directory "/public">
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

# Disable directory listings
Options -Indexes

# MultiViews can mess up our rewriting scheme
Options -MultiViews

# The following directives are based on best practices from H5BP Apache Server Configs
# https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-apache

# Expire rules for static content
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
  ExpiresActive on
  ExpiresDefault                                      "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/css                              "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType application/atom+xml                  "access plus 1 hour"
  ExpiresByType application/rdf+xml                   "access plus 1 hour"
  ExpiresByType application/rss+xml                   "access plus 1 hour"
  ExpiresByType application/json                      "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/ld+json                   "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/schema+json               "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/vnd.geo+json              "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/vnd.api+json              "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/xml                       "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/calendar                         "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/xml                              "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType image/vnd.microsoft.icon              "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType image/x-icon                          "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType text/html                             "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/javascript                "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType application/x-javascript              "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType text/javascript                       "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType application/manifest+json             "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType application/x-web-app-manifest+json   "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/cache-manifest                   "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/markdown                         "access plus 0 seconds"
  ExpiresByType audio/ogg                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/bmp                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/gif                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/jpeg                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/png                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/svg+xml                         "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/webp                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType video/mp4                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType video/ogg                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType video/webm                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/wasm                      "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType font/collection                       "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject         "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/eot                              "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/opentype                         "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/otf                              "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf                "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/ttf                              "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/font-woff                 "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/x-font-woff               "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/woff                             "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/font-woff2                "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/woff2                            "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/x-cross-domain-policy            "access plus 1 week"
</IfModule>

# Gzip compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  <IfModule mod_filter.c>
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE "application/atom+xml" \
                                  "application/javascript" \
                                  "application/json" \
                                  "application/ld+json" \
                                  "application/manifest+json" \
                                  "application/rdf+xml" \
                                  "application/rss+xml" \
                                  "application/schema+json" \
                                  "application/vnd.geo+json" \
                                  "application/vnd.ms-fontobject" \
                                  "application/wasm" \
                                  "application/x-font-ttf" \
                                  "application/x-javascript" \
                                  "application/x-web-app-manifest+json" \
                                  "application/xhtml+xml" \
                                  "application/xml" \
                                  "font/collection" \
                                  "font/eot" \
                                  "font/opentype" \
                                  "font/otf" \
                                  "font/ttf" \
                                  "image/bmp" \
                                  "image/svg+xml" \
                                  "image/vnd.microsoft.icon" \
                                  "image/x-icon" \
                                  "text/cache-manifest" \
                                  "text/calendar" \
                                  "text/css" \
                                  "text/html" \
                                  "text/javascript" \
                                  "text/plain" \
                                  "text/markdown" \
                                  "text/vcard" \
                                  "text/vnd.rim.location.xloc" \
                                  "text/vtt" \
                                  "text/x-component" \
                                  "text/x-cross-domain-policy" \
                                  "text/xml"
    </IfModule>
</IfModule>

# Fix for https://httpoxy.org vulnerability
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
  RequestHeader unset Proxy
</IfModule>

    getting 500 error

    phenomlabundefined

    @hari you need the full path to Flarum for it to work

    Screenshot_20220120-212332.jpg

    Mark
    Founder - Phenomlab Ltd

    Executive Technology & Security Leadership

    0
  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @hari you need the full path to Flarum for it to work

    Screenshot_20220120-212332.jpg

    Hariundefined

    @phenomlab i have tired both full path and path

    /home/master/applications/sadfsdaf/public_html/ask

/home/master/applications/sadfsdaf/public_html/ask/public

    it is not working and redirecting to the main domain.

    sir, looks like you are somewhere outside i will wait till you come online/get free.

    –

    should i need to edit htaccess of public_html or htaccess of ask folder?

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  • Hariundefined Hari

    @phenomlab i have tired both full path and path

    /home/master/applications/sadfsdaf/public_html/ask

/home/master/applications/sadfsdaf/public_html/ask/public

    it is not working and redirecting to the main domain.

    sir, looks like you are somewhere outside i will wait till you come online/get free.

    –

    should i need to edit htaccess of public_html or htaccess of ask folder?

    phenomlabundefined

    @hari should be the ask folder. If you drop me a PM with the server details I’ll have a look at this tomorrow.

    EDIT: I noticed you’ve raised this on Flarum’s forums
    https://discuss.flarum.org/d/29900-how-to-configure-flarum-from-sub-directory-to-subdomain

    Mark
    Founder - Phenomlab Ltd

    Executive Technology & Security Leadership

    1
  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @hari should be the ask folder. If you drop me a PM with the server details I’ll have a look at this tomorrow.

    EDIT: I noticed you’ve raised this on Flarum’s forums
    https://discuss.flarum.org/d/29900-how-to-configure-flarum-from-sub-directory-to-subdomain

    Hariundefined

    @phenomlab yes,

    created different app and moved files and DB now everything is working ✅

    thanks 🙂

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