Stephen
Yes it's true some information is missing because I can only explain what I want the result to be and not really any information about how to do it properly. This is mainly because I'm trying to avoid changing the way SME is designed to work and what I'm already using it for.
We understand..
I mean really the result I'm looking for since I already have one of my domains setup on the DNS which is yahoo pointing to my www.folder1.com ibay etc.; and I'm only using that domain currently for my ebay images.
First I would assume that you are
not redirecting
www.folder1.com (it is your example here) simply because your not the owner of the domain.
folder1.com | Owner: Silvana Luciani, Italy, Via Fontana 42, San Giuseppe, FE 44020 | Server location: Canada
Did you create ibays i.e. folder1 folder2 etc.
In that case you would address them as
http://www.foolishlys.com/folder1/files and
http://www.foolishlys.com/folder2/files or simply
http://www.foolishlys.com/folder1/ for the http folder and the index.html file could redirect from there within each ibay to your desired locations.
I see you have joomla installed @
http://www.foolishlys.com/joomla/ and
Auction software @
http://www.foolishlys.com which I would assume is in the Primary ibay.
Stephen I also see your the owner
foolishlys.com | Server location: United States
Even though I seem to get a desired result with the html redirect, I'm not sure it's best, because I really only did that because I've already setup my domain and Cname,Arecords on the DNS to work with my currently working ibay.
Well we would have to assume that DNS is pointing to the Primary ibay .....your auction site?
Seems what your asking is to have
www.foolishlys.com point to the auction site and joomla.
You could move the auction site to any ibay or to /opt of your choice and leave joomla in /opt.
That would leave the Primary ibay empty for redirect..
Then redirect the primary ibay to joomla and set a menu link in joomla to the auction site.
Using the Primary ibay only for internal redirect.
That is one way to accomplish what I assume is what your looking to do.
P.S can you tell me what is the most typical way for people using joomla on SME server ?
Do they just give out their /joomla address or do they make it work in an ibay ? or do they adjust the server to redirect somehow ?
joomla in /opt is the preferred installation and using some method of redirect to it.
In fact your auction software would be better off in /opt and a redirect or link from joomla to it.
Think of it as this, /opt is inside an access castle and ibay's are outside the access castle.
Database Apps that access their data within the castle (/opt) will have higher security then Apps
outside the access castle (ibay's) for they are accessing database data
within the castle, access
rights will need to be loosened.
Thus ibay's can prove to be less secure then /opt .
HTH