How do I use .htaccess to force www. while using Zend Framework
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21-08-2019 - |
Question
I want to force a www. prefix on my website by using a .htaccess 301 redirect. I am currently trying:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]
Which normally works, but I am using Zend Framework which causes all requests to be redirected back to http://www.mysite.com/index.php regardless of the initial request.
For example...
http://mysite.com/blog,
http://mysite.com/contact,
http://mysite.com/blog/this-is-my-article,
Will all be redirected to http://www.mysite.com/index.php
However, if I initially request a specific file, such as...
http://mysite.com/some-file.htm
The redirect works properly, redirecting to http://www.mysite.com/some-file.htm
Solution
In first time, don't forget to enable the rewriting ("RewriteEngine on"). The last line is important if you use Zend Framework.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteRule !\.(pdf|php|js|ico|txt|gif|jpg|png|css|rss|zip|tar\.gz)$ index.php
Now the url...
http://mysite.com/some-file.htm
... redirect to http://www.mysite.com/some-file.htm but use the index.php
OTHER TIPS
Don't forget to ignore sub-domains when re-directing to www.
http://www.theblogaholic.com/2011/01/16/force-www-using-htaccess-except-for-subdomains/