Question

I’m having difficulty constructing a non-www to www permanent redirect. Here are the conditions I need to meet…

1.) Multi-domain support (multiple website domains pointed at the same directory on a server with their own dedicated copy of a database). This means using %{HTTP_HOST} and NOT a static domain name.

2.) ALL possible pathes (or at least standards compliant ones) need to redirect; this means directories, HTTP queries, etc.

3.) I’m using shared hosting, so I have access to the .htaccess file only.

Here is what I’m working with right now:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^%{HTTP_HOST}
RewriteRule (.*) http://www\.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

Details:

• I’m testing with the browser cache disabled just in case.

• I’ve removed other syntax during testing to see what replies work in their own right.

Answer 1

Here you go:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s on(s)|
RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

It will also keep the URI scheme.