Cpanel alias?

[myclubguru]

I'm working on a site called myclubguru.com and was wondering if it is possible to create alias for pages that show up in the address bar. for example the auctions page exact url is http://www.myclubguru.com/auctions.shtml and i made a sub domain of auctions.myclubguru.com but it just forwards it to the exact link. Is there a way to keep the auctions.myclubguru.com in the address bar?

[cPanelDavidG]

I'm working on a site called myclubguru.com and was wondering if it is possible to create alias for pages that show up in the address bar. for example the auctions page exact url is http://www.myclubguru.com/auctions.shtml and i made a sub domain of auctions.myclubguru.com but it just forwards it to the exact link. Is there a way to keep the auctions.myclubguru.com in the address bar?

Why not take auctions.shtml and place iton auctions.myclubguru.com and rename it index.shtml and simply link to that page instead?

[myclubguru]

Why not take auctions.shtml and place iton auctions.myclubguru.com and rename it index.shtml and simply link to that page instead?

That means i would have to set up another site in dreamweaver and it would get confusing in the linkage of files.
Is there any other way?

[Infopro]

That sounds like an easy way to go to me. You're only renaming 1 file and setting up a sub domain.

[cPanelDavidG]

That means i would have to set up another site in dreamweaver and it would get confusing in the linkage of files.
Is there any other way?

An alternate way involves manually editing .htaccess to include mod_rewrite rules, which if you're not familiar with regular expressions can be difficult.

[LiNUxG0d]

Okokok,

Let's give you a solution this time around, shall we?

Let's recap:

- You have domain.com which has a DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html
- You have sub.domain.com which has a DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html/sub
- You want that when someone goes to sub.domain.com that it shows domain.com/file.shtml

To achieve this, you need two things:

- Remove your sub-domain and re-add it using the DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html (note: no /sub at the end)
- Create a .htaccess in your public_html/ with the following:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^sub\.domain\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /home/domain/public_html/file.shtml [L]

Voila.

The catch is that both sub.domain.com and domain.com need to share the same document root, or "folder" so that the .htaccess redirects to the right place.

I confirmed on my end. The only hitch I had to overcome was that pesky DocumentRoot being the same.

Let me know if this helps or not and if not, I'll give you a functional example using your domain with step-by-step.

Warmest regards,

[myclubguru]

Okokok,

Let's give you a solution this time around, shall we?

Let's recap:

- You have domain.com which has a DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html
- You have sub.domain.com which has a DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html/sub
- You want that when someone goes to sub.domain.com that it shows domain.com/file.shtml

To achieve this, you need two things:

- Remove your sub-domain and re-add it using the DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html (note: no /sub at the end)
- Create a .htaccess in your public_html/ with the following:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^sub\.domain\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /home/domain/public_html/file.shtml [L]

Voila.

The catch is that both sub.domain.com and domain.com need to share the same document root, or "folder" so that the .htaccess redirects to the right place.

I confirmed on my end. The only hitch I had to overcome was that pesky DocumentRoot being the same.

Let me know if this helps or not and if not, I'll give you a functional example using your domain with step-by-step.

Warmest regards,

That is not exactly what I wanted to do I want it so when someone goes to sub.domain.com it show sub.domain.com not domain.com/file.html

[LiNUxG0d]

That is not exactly what I wanted to do I want it so when someone goes to sub.domain.com it show sub.domain.com not domain.com/file.html

This is exactly what it does.

Let me show you what happens on my end.

I have a domain: domain.com
I have a sub: sub.domain.com
I have a file on domain.com: file.php

With the above .htaccess rules, when I go to: sub.domain.com

It shows the file domain.com/file.php BUT the address bar shows sub.domain.com.

This is the behavior you're asking for isn't it?

I tried myself and it works just right in IE and FF. Browsers display sub.domain.com but I see the contents for domain.com/file.php.

I see the confusion:

- You want that when someone goes to sub.domain.com that it shows domain.com/file.shtml

I meant to say:

- You want that when someone goes to sub.domain.com that it shows the contents of domain.com/file.shtml but with address sub.domain.com

Don't knock it before you try it. It works, had you tried it. lol

Let me know,

[myclubguru]

This is exactly what it does.

Let me show you what happens on my end.

I have a domain: domain.com
I have a sub: sub.domain.com
I have a file on domain.com: file.php

With the above .htaccess rules, when I go to: sub.domain.com

It shows the file domain.com/file.php BUT the address bar shows sub.domain.com.

This is the behavior you're asking for isn't it?

I tried myself and it works just right in IE and FF. Browsers display sub.domain.com but I see the contents for domain.com/file.php.

I see the confusion:



I meant to say:

- You want that when someone goes to sub.domain.com that it shows the contents of domain.com/file.shtml but with address sub.domain.com

Don't knock it before you try it. It works, had you tried it. lol

Let me know,

Thank You for clearing this up for me. I will try it when I get home.

[myclubguru]

Okokok,

Let's give you a solution this time around, shall we?

Let's recap:

- You have domain.com which has a DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html
- You have sub.domain.com which has a DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html/sub
- You want that when someone goes to sub.domain.com that it shows domain.com/file.shtml

To achieve this, you need two things:

- Remove your sub-domain and re-add it using the DocumentRoot of /home/domain/public_html (note: no /sub at the end)
- Create a .htaccess in your public_html/ with the following:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^sub\.domain\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /home/domain/public_html/file.shtml [L]

Voila.

The catch is that both sub.domain.com and domain.com need to share the same document root, or "folder" so that the .htaccess redirects to the right place.

I confirmed on my end. The only hitch I had to overcome was that pesky DocumentRoot being the same.

Let me know if this helps or not and if not, I'll give you a functional example using your domain with step-by-step.

Warmest regards,

I go in to cpanel and make a new sub domain but it won't let me take "sub" of the end. It automatically makes /public_html/partners/ when I make the domain partners.myclubguru.com

[LiNUxG0d]

I go in to cpanel and make a new sub domain but it won't let me take "sub" of the end. It automatically makes /public_html/partners/ when I make the domain partners.myclubguru.com

Ahha...

Ok, well, if you're running WHM 11, click on Account Functions -> Modify an Account on the left menu, then choose your domain, click Modify and then change your theme to X3 instead of X2. X2 just allows sub.domain.com with no flexibility on the folder. X3 will give you a default location which you can change before creating the sub.

Warmest regards,