.htaccess question

[bbparis]

Hello,

I tried to resolve my problem with the support of google search, but I had no chance. I just need to transfer
everything inside ( htttp//:subdomain.mydomain.com/en ) to ( htttp//:www.mydomain.org/data/en ), how can I do that ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[ServerStorm]

Hi,

As you would likely want to save your Search Engine indexing then consider the following:

• If you have access to the main apache.conf file then you can define an Apache RewriteMap that will permanently redirect all you links in http//:subdomain.mydomain.com/en to "http://www.mydomain.org/data/en"]www.mydomain.org/data/en. This cannot be done using .htaccess
• If you only have access to .htaccess, then you will need to use 301 (Permanent Redirects) using mod_rewrite
• You should keep both domains until you have all of you rewriting completed. You want to make sure that the search engine crawlers find a real site (not a 404 error), so don't cancel your old site until the redirects are complete and tested.
• You also will need to create a new apache virtual host with all of your http//:subdomain.mydomain.com/en settings. If desired you can keep the same location for your new versus old site, you just have to ensure that you set the correct path to the files.
• Finally you will need to set new DNS, A records your public DNS that will point to your new site.

Regards,
Steve

[ScallioXTX]

@ServerStorm ; I'm not sure why you would suggest a RewriteMap over a RewriteRule? The latter is a lot easier, since it's just a few lines of code that can be placed in a .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain\.mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^en(/.*)?$ http://www.mydomain.com/data/en$1 [L,R=301]

With a RewriteMap you'd have to list all individual redirects, which is a lot more work.

I agree with all your other points though!

[ServerStorm]

Hi ScallioXTX,

I recommend the rewrite map as it is easier to manage if the rerouting is complicated or there are an extensive amount of links; if the full site that the OP is moving is large or complicated then it may be the best option. If the OP does not have a lot of links to reroute or does not have access to their apache.conf files then as I also suggested (just not as clearly as you in my 2nd point ) the second option is to do as you outline; use a RewriteRule.

Regards,
Steve

[bbparis]

Hello and thanks for you both!!
In fact I have tried the following code

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain\.mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^en(/.*)?$ http://www.mydomain.com/data/en$1 [L,R=301]

in the .htaccess file in httpdocs folder in the subdomain hosting, nothing happened, why ?

I tried also a sample code :

Redirect 301 /en http://www.mydomain.com/data/en

But also I got error links...