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Re: HTTP headers and header()

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Sandman, 2012-01-13 21:47:

> Hello,
>    I run a website which allows users to create profiles for
> themselves, i.e. example.com/user. Recently I've had a request for
> custom domains, i.e. where vanity.user.com would take a browser to
> example.com/user.
> 
>    Using my own domain, I changed vanity.user.com so it resolves to
> the IP address of my webserver. Since I run apache, I created a
> RewriteRule so if the HOST header matched vanity.user.com it would
> redirect permanently to example.com/user.
> 
>     Upon redirection however, the location bar in my browser updates
> to example.com/user. Does anyone know if there is a way to:
> 
> 1. Redirect the vanity domain to the user's profile.
> 2. Keep the location bar the same (i.e. vanity.user.com)

This is not possible. *Either* redirect *OR* keep the location.

If you don't want this, you have to set up a virtual host in Apache
which acts as a proxy for example.com/user.


-- 
Arno Welzel
http://arnowelzel.de
http://de-rec-fahrrad.de

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HTTP headers and header() Sandman <enjoylife_95135@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-13 12:47 -0800
  Re: HTTP headers and header() The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-01-13 22:07 +0000
  Re: HTTP headers and header() "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-01-13 23:32 +0100
    Re: HTTP headers and header() "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-01-13 23:33 +0100
  Re: HTTP headers and header() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2012-01-14 02:40 +0100
    Re: HTTP headers and header() Sandman <enjoylife_95135@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-13 18:58 -0800
      Re: HTTP headers and header() "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2012-01-14 08:51 +0100
      Re: HTTP headers and header() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2012-01-14 10:37 +0100
      Re: HTTP headers and header() The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-01-14 11:09 +0000
  Re: HTTP headers and header() Jonathan Stein <jstein@image.dk> - 2012-01-14 15:26 +0100
  Re: HTTP headers and header() "Miquel van Smoorenburg" <miquels@netscum.invalid> - 2012-01-20 15:34 +0000

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