.htaccess file to redirect anything under a sub dir to one new place

htaccess redirect - yet another

[netmatters]

I want to be able to redirect any file requests from a directory to a new url..

for example:

subdomain.mydomain.com/dir1/filename.extensio

to go to www.newdomain.com

but i also want any subsequent directories or files to also point at newdomain.com

ie. subdomain.mydomain.com/dir1/dir2/filename.extension
to go to: www.newdomain.com

is it possible to write a .htaccess file to do this. I have tried to google it and dont fully understand the more complex htaccess files.

Also

Does anyone know of any good tutorials which will help with this in the future?

[jdMorgan]

See our Apache Forum Library (link at top of this page) for examples, and see the resources cited in our Forum Charter for background info.

You can use mod_rewrite:

RewriteRule %{HTTP_HOST} =subdomain.olddomain.com
RewriteRule ^dir1/ http://www.newdomain.com/ [R=301,L]

As you appear to require, this rule 'drops' the subdirectory and filepaths; That is, it redirects requests for subdomain.olddomain.com/dir1/<anything or nothing> to www.newdomain.com/ and does not pass the subdirectory or filename to www.newdomain.com

Jim

[netmatters]

I will give it a try in a bit. Many thanks for the information. much appreciated.

Andy.