question for gurus - redirecting directories

armstrong · 05-12-2004, 09:47 AM

Lets say I have two domains, each with sub-directories ABC and XYZ. I want anyone looking up anything in directory ABC to see the contents of directory XYZ.

Is there a way to do this seamlessly?

axilant · 05-16-2004, 06:11 PM

can you explain this a little bit more?

RJ · 05-16-2004, 06:51 PM

For truely seemlessness, you should use mod_rewrite. Most servers support it.

Create a .htaccess file in your root with this in it

Code:

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^ABC/(.*)$ /XYZ/$1

armstrong · 05-16-2004, 11:50 PM

Thanks, RJ. Looked up mod_rewrite, and have to conclude that its one of the coolest things on the internet.

Worked the first time I tried it, after I figured out the syntax. In case anyone's curious about this technique, here's all you need:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html

Lauren Stephens · 05-22-2004, 10:33 AM

cpanel has a redirect

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