1) Create a .htaccess file and put this line in it
DirectoryIndex portal.php index.php
put this file in your forum root
2) Using notepad, add this code
<html>
<head>
<title>index</title>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"
CONTENT="0; URL=http://YOUR URL/portal.php">
</head>
</html>
<head>
<title>index</title>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"
CONTENT="0; URL=http://YOUR URL/portal.php">
</head>
</html>
edit the url to point to your directory and
save it as index.html and put it in your web root
Note re Windows: If you are having trouble creating or editing a file named .htaccess, make sure you are using a text editor such as notepad or editplus. Windows does not like file names starting with . (a dot)
