.htaccess redirect to new webspace

luchtzak · Share | #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 12:06 PM

Hello,

I am reading a few tips on another website where they ask you -in case you change servers- you need to add some code in your old .htacess-file on your old server to redirect to your new webspace:

[code:1:cd45be6ed2]If all is well, modify .htaccess on your server at X to force any new requests to the new server at Y. Hence, any requests to your domain will be re-routed to the IP of the server at Y. [/code:1:cd45be6ed2]

Does anyone of you know which code that I need to enter in the .htaccess file?

All help welcome! greetings,

Bart

hatchet · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 12:36 PM

Redirect / http://www.yoursite.com

That's all on one line.. the first slash is the root of your current server and then a space.. then new server. I don't really see the benefit in that.. but oh well. That is mainly used for forwarding to something where only a portion or one page has been moved to a different server.
Once the DNS updates (a couple days) it will be unnecessary anyway.

kwvarga · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 02:32 PM

Redirect /olddirectory http://yoursite.com/newdirectory/

so you can redirect directories.. thats why they have / there.. a / will just do everything

/forum will just redirect a forum.

hatchet · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 06:29 PM

Uhhhh.. yeah that's what I said. But he is moving a domain from one server to another. I don't see the sense in doing it for 2 days. Just make a page and say go here.
Now if he wanted to redirect one domain name to another domain name - that's different.
I wouldn't bother answering the post if I didn't know what I was saying.

kwvarga · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 06:30 PM

oh.. i thought your quote

Quote:

don't really see the benefit in that.. but oh well

was saying you dindt know about the / sorry about that hatchet :0

hatchet · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 09:24 PM

oh.. no I just don't see what the redirecting of a whole site to a new domain is worth.. DNS typically updates in a couple days and you're back in business. Seems easier to put a temp index page there with - "Hey were are moving our domain to a new server which is located right <ahref=blahblah>here</a> until the DNS updates".

sim · #7 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 10:05 PM

or just throw a index.php page in there and redirect it where ever untill you get you DNS updated.

LazyJim · #8 (**permalink**) 01-25-2004, 08:56 AM

using the .htaccess redirect, what URL shows up in the browser???