ProxyPass

[hickhonk]

I'm after redirecting users without them being aware of the transition and am considering the use of:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName

http://www.new-domain.com

ProxyPass /

http://www.old-domain.com

ProxyPassReverse /

http://www.old-domain.com

</VirtualHost>

which appears to do the trick, provided the links within old-domain.com are relative. However, is there any means by which this redirection can be detected by the user?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ChrisHirst]

I'm curious, why would you want to redirect without users knowing?

Chris.

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[hickhonk]

Hi Chris. Nothing untoward, just a branding thing.

 

[tarn]

could you not use Rewrite rule .....

or have I misunderstood what you are trying to achieve?

Laurie.

 

[hickhonk]

Hi Laurie. Yep, I've experimented with RewriteRule and it does the same thing on the face of it, but seemed to stall on nested Flash movie loading. Plus, as it's a simple redirection (all traffic going to a single destination) I figured ProxyPass was the best way to go.

I'm open to other suggestions though. My main concern is keeping this hidden from the user (again, nothing nefarious going on).