[SOLVED] Apache Redirect For DOMAIN.COM/anything to NEW.com/Something.new

x3nn3x · 10-30-2014, 10:11 PM

Hi,

I need to do a simple redirect, and I've search the interwebs for the answer to no avail.

I need to set all traffic destined for
old.com
to
new.com/this.url

I have the following set:

Code:

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.1:80>
        ServerName old.com
        Redirect 301 / http://new.com/this.url
</VirtualHost>

This does redirect all traffic to new.com/this.url.. However; if you append anything on to the end of "old.com", you will be directed to an error page on "new.com".

ie. I go to
old.com/index.html
I'm directed to
new.com/index.html <-- index.html doesn't exist on new.com, so I'm hit with an error... I need to be sent to "new.com/this.url"

I'm guessing it's a simple fix that I'm missing.. I just can't seem to find it.
Thank you for your assistance!

linuxdood · 10-30-2014, 11:00 PM

You likely want a 301 redirect using mod_rewrite. Check out this post on it --

http://www.mediacollege.com/internet...ite/moved.html

Does this help? What makes sense from that, and what do you need more help with based on that post?

x3nn3x · 10-30-2014, 11:33 PM

Hi,

That site was helpful, but unfortunately, not in this situation.
It appears that I hadn't given the correct information in the first place.. My bad.

The browser IS reporting that old.com/test.url has been changed to new.com/this.url
However; there is an error in the apache logs stating that the DocumentRoot (/var/www/html/new/home/test.url does not exist.

It should be noted that both the old and new URLs are on the same server listening on different IPs.

Perhaps I have missed something in the new.com config? I haven't changed that at all yet.... It looks like this:

Code:

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.2:80>
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
  RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://new.com/$1 [R,L]
</VirtualHost>

Thank you for your assistance.

Habitual · 10-31-2014, 09:43 AM

Using meta refresh to create an instant client-side redirect

x3nn3x · 11-02-2014, 04:08 PM

Hi,

This is the solution that I used.

Code:

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.1:80>
        ServerName old.com
        RedirectMatch permanent .* https://new.com/this.url
</VirtualHost>

It was very simple, as expected...

Thank you all for your assistance, it is appreciated.