HOWTO: Redirect all non-www pages to their www counterparts using mod_rewrite
Prerequisites
Remember to backup any files first before modifying them, and if possible test changes on a non-production server first
Step 1: Create .htaccess file
If it doesn't already exist, create a file on your server's document root (the top most web accessible directory) and name it .htaccess.
Note to windows users: Windows makes it difficult to save files begging with a period, to bypass this issue name the .htaccess file something else while editing locally, and rename on the server.
Step 2: Add rewrite code to .htaccess file
Add the following lines to the the .htaccess file:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mywebsite\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.mywebsite.com/$1 [L,R=301]
</IfModule>
Replace www\.mywebsite\.com with your own website, remembering to escape any periods with a backslash. Then, also replace http://www.mywebsite.com/ with your own site's address. That's it.
Comments
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wordpress can't rewrite page ids...
this is what i been looking for!!!
wow man thanks for this, i have been looking high and low for some code to help me do the redirection... this works just right!!!
- By webtrendz website design studios at Aug 25, 2006, 11:50 am
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images with a non www.address are not more visible
after the adition some images with the non www. address are not more visible.
how to solve this problem
images with a non www.address are not more visible
after the adition some images with the non www. address are not more visible.
how to solve this problem
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