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freemangl
05-20-2009, 08:36 PM
Eg:
I want to redirect
www.mydomain.com/wiki/***
to:
wiki.mydomain.com/***

how can I achieve that use .htaccess rewrite rule?

ps: 303 Redirect Type doesn't work in litespeed :(
Redirect 303 /wiki http://wiki.mydomain.com

auser
05-20-2009, 09:42 PM
try rewrite:
in wiki/.htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule (.*) http://wiki.mydomain.com [R=303]

freemangl
05-20-2009, 09:49 PM
ah, thanks!

this works:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wiki
RewriteRule (.*) http://wiki.mydomain.com [R=303]

mistwang
05-20-2009, 10:37 PM
It is better to create a wiki directory and put Rewrite rule or redirect directive in .htaccess under that directory.
The performance is better as the web server do not need to test it against every request, only when a request hitting wiki directory.