Hi,

I suppose this belongs in an apache forum really, but I am trying to use that wonderful and mysterious package mod_rewrite, and am really trying to understand it by reading the docs carefully.

However, some of my confusion is not answered. For example the module rewrites URL's, but it actually ends up redirecting them. Ok, this is because of the hooks in apache it uses, but what happens when you want to redirect, but not rewrite?

I have an itnernational website, and I want a certain national domain to point to the international one, but without changing the URL.

Should I be using mod_rewrite at all?

Using the mod_rewrite module is like a scientific experiment sometimes rewrites turn into Frankensteins and sometimes they turn into something almost artistic.

You might have some luck using the P flag in a rewrite rule paired with a rewrite condition http host match to reverse proxy the request to the international site. If you have trouble accomplishing this I might be able to help. I'll need more information though like the domains involved.

BadReligion

Hi skibler1223,

thanks for the suggestion.

I'll look into it.

I can inform you of an interim solution, which feels a bit hackish (but then again, doesn't everything? ;-))

Because there's just one server from which both domainnames are usually served, I symlinked the www directory from the directory corresponding to domainname 1 over to the www directory corresponding to domainname 2.

This does the re-direct, and retains the odl domainname at least until you start clicking about in the new domainname(space).

Cheers!