Sub domain Redirect

adam_1784 · 01-11-2012, 01:44 AM

HI,

I want to redirect all my sub domains to main domain using a wild card character.
I have done the following changes in the Vhost file:
ServerAlias *.mydomain.com
And then I add an 'A' record in named.conf
* 14400 IN A MyIp
This allows to redirect all sub domains to main domain.
But when I try to add 'CNAME' record it does not work.
It gives me an Error that 403 Forbidden you don't have permission to access this folder.
Should I make some more changes in settings for 'CNAME'?.

acid_kewpie · 01-11-2012, 02:15 AM

Divide this issue up. You an not have a problem that genuinely realtes to both DNS and Apache. Apache recieves a request for a domain on a port listening on an IP. It can never now about A or CNAME records in reaching it. So are you requesting a valid domain from Apache or not? Do some DNS digs to confirm that you are being told to go to the right IP for the right domain. And read the apache error / access logs!

lithos · 01-11-2012, 04:20 AM

Hi,

redirection of subdomain is maybe easier to do with Apache htaccess than in Named/BIND.

Some examples of redirecting subdomain to domain:
- subdomain to domain with htaccess
- subdomain redirect
google search

but there must be Apache configured for subdomain (in Vhost).

otherwise in your "named.conf" should be something like:

Code:

$ORIGIN domain.com.
$TTL 1H
@       IN              SOA  ns.web-ne.com. onfi.web-ne.com.  (
                                      2011041801  ; Serial
                                      7200       ; Refresh
                                      3600        ; Retry
                                      604800      ; Expire
                                      1H )     ; TTL

; Name Server (NS) records.
                            IN              NS   ns.domain.com.

; Mail Exchange (MX) records.
;    IN          MX   10 mail.domain.com.
;        IN      MX      10      ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
;        IN      MX      20      ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.


; Address (A) records.
domain.com.    IN      A       11.22.13.143
ns                      IN      A       11.22.13.143
;mail                    IN      A       11.22.13.143
www                    IN      A       11.22.13.143

; Aliases in Canonical Name (CNAME) records.
subdomain                    IN      CNAME   www

BEWARE: the zone file for domain CNAME should not contain any dots (.) as it will use the subdomain with www.domain.com

good luck