Addon domain redirection

[kiddaclo]

Hi, can anyone help me with this one:

I have a addon domain and have a htaccess file to control any duplicate content issues but the one I can' work out is within the main domain how do I rewrite/redirect www.maindomain.co.uk/addondomain.co.uk to www.addondomain.co.uk ?

I have tried (which I thought was right)
RewriteEngine OnRedirect /addondomain.co.uk http://www.addondomain.co.uk

The addon domain names folder is addondomain.co.uk

Any help would be really appreciated.

[affiliatemarketingltd]

try

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

## SEO REWRITES ###
RewriteRule ^addondomain.co.uk$ http://www.addondomain.co.uk

[kiddaclo]

No that one don't do it

[affiliatemarketingltd]

hmm strange should do thats what ive got for mine ...

ok change

RewriteBase http://www.maindomain.co.uk/

[kiddaclo]

Ok just done this and all seems to be working:

Redirect /addondomain.co.uk http://www.addondomain.co.uk

not sure why it wasn't working to start with! just took the 'RewriteEngine On' out as it was already on!

[affiliatemarketingltd]

strange lol

[kiddaclo]

Even stranger doesn't work now!! I'm really confused can't access my main site or addon domain!

Update I deleted the htaccess in the main domain and the sites both worked, I then re uploaded the same htaccess and it all works!!! Computers are strange things!

Is there something wrong with doing it this way 'Redirect /addondomain.co.uk http://www.addondomain.co.uk' causing the server to throw a wobbley now and then?

[affiliatemarketingltd]

nope just sounds like your apache process being an arse lol

[ash]

Is this little tutorial i wrote a while ago any help?

Rankwell SEO Htaccess for addon domains

[kiddaclo]

Cheers all, still working fingers crossed

Ash, funnily enough that's the one I used! thanks

The only thing I had to change for some reason is I had to loose the slashes that were escaping the dots in the address then it all worked.

These ones:
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^addondomain\.co.uk [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.addondomain.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.addondomain.the-hosting-domain\.co.uk
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.addondomain.co.uk/$1 [R=permanent,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^addondomain.the-hosting-domain\.co.uk
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.addondomain.co.uk/$1 [R=permanent,L]