clockwork80

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Hello!

Let me explain my problem.Nobody can answer this,and now im here :)

1x Main-Domain (SSL) public_html/FILES
1x Addon-Domain (SSL) public_html/DOMAIN.COM <(Files inside)

The Main-Domain have one .htaccess to force ssl - this works here are no problems.
But all non SSL visitors on the Addon-Domain get a redirect to the Main-Domain

Some hours later i found some ways to exlude the Addon-Domain from the .htaccess rules.

But witch is the best way ?




1. Force SSl for the second Domain

PHP:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

2.Exclude the second Domain on the "main" htaccess


PHP:
### RewriteEngine On ###
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
### http -> https ###
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?SECOND-DOMAIN\.com$
RewriteRule ^.*$ '-' [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$
RewriteRule (.*) https://MAIN-DOMAIN.COM%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
### Rewrite application ###
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?$1 [L,QSA]
### Close RewriteEngine ###
</IfModule>
<Files 403.shtml>
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Files>

3. I use a shared host, what can my provider do,to "split" this two Domains?


Thanks!
 
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cPanelMichael

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Hello,

One option to consider is to check with your hosting provider to see if they can disable the following option under the "Domains" tab in "WHM >> Tweak Settings":

Restrict document roots to public_html

This would allow you to move your addon domain name outside of the public_html directory so it's not affected by the .htaccess rules in the public_html directory. Otherwise, you'd need to exclude the addon domain name from the rewrite rules configured in the .htaccess file located in the public_html directory. Here's a third-party URL where rules like that are discussed:

.htaccess mod_rewrite - how to exclude addon domain from rewrite rule?

Thank you.