URL redirect/rewrite using htaccess

[gazza110]

Hi

I am trying to redirect from one domain to another without changing the URL address.

I have a url which is:

http://www.MusicStore.co.uk

This domain is hosted however has limited functions.

The files for this site are actually stored on another domain that has phpDatabases, more space and bandwidth.

These files are on a SubDomain of my personal site:

http://Music.MyPersonalHosting.co.uk

Is there anyway to use htaccess to redirect the user from

http://www.MusicStore.co.uk

to

http://Music.MyPersonalHosting.co.uk

WITHOUT changing the URL (ie the user still sees

http://www.MusicStore.co.uk

after the redirect).

I have been able to get a redirection to work however this changes the URL to

http://Music.MyPersonalHosting.co.uk

therefore revealing my personal domain (which I don't want to do).

Any ideas???

 

[Noway2]

Apache's mod_proxy?

 

[gazza110]

Thanks for the suggestion Noway2

I have looked at details of mod_proxy but have not been able to get this to work as I need it to.

Could you perhaps write an example piece of code of this for me to follow?

Thanks in advance.

 

[gazza110]

I tried the following code in the .htacess file which is hosted on the domain name

http://www.MusicStore.co.uk

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
AddModule mod_proxy.c

ProxyRequests off

ProxyPass / [URL unfurl="true"]http://Music.MyPersonalHosting.co.uk/[/URL]

This caused a: 500 Internal Server Error Message

HELP Please!!

 

[elgrandeperro]

As far as I know, mod_proxy can only be used
in httpd.conf, specifically vhosts and directories. It cannot be used in .htaccess.

Also think you need a ProxyPassReverse:

ProxyRequests off

ProxyPass /

http://Music.MyPersonalHosting.co.uk/

ProxyPassReverse /

http://Music.MyPersonalHosting.co.uk/

 

[Noway2]

gazza, I looked at mod_proxy once before when I was messing around with the features and abilities of apache. I will take a look tomorrow morning when I am fresh (I just got home after a 5 hour drive in snow) and will see if I can provide you with an example to start.

Your 500 error says something isn't configured right. elgrandeperro may be right. In any case, I don't recall it being too difficult to use it once you "saw" the secret. I managed to get it working on two computers fairly easily.