.htaccess rewrite subdomain to directory and keep subdomain in url

Question

I need to rewrite a subdomain to a subdirectory using .htaccess but keep the subdomain in the url like this:

Visited url in browser: sub1.domain.com

Served url: sub.domain.com/sub1/

I tried the following

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain.domain.com RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://subdomain.domain.com/subdomain/$1 [L,NC,QSA]

but this leads to an endless loop. I know that it would be easier to do this by php but is there any solution for this with using .htaccess?

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-19 10:05:46Z

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You can use this rule in document root:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain\.domain\.com$ [NC] RewriteRule ^((?!sub1/).*)$ /sub1/$1 [L,NC]

Explanation:

NC: Ignore case
L: Last rule
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} line makes sure that rule only executes for subdomain
(?!sub1/) is negative lookahead expression that means of request is not starting with /sub1/
RewriteRule ^((?!sub1/).*)$ /sub1/$1 [L,NC] rewrites current path to /sub1/<uri>

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edited Feb 19, 2018 at 10:05

answered Mar 14, 2014 at 2:25

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11 Comments

codelover Over a year ago

@MDeuerlein,That means you didn't setup subdomains correctly on your server.

anubhava Over a year ago

It was indeed past of the op's coffee in the question and in any case the are just place holders as op didn't reveal actual domain name (justifiably). Please consider opening a different question if you are running into problems.

GTCrais Over a year ago

Finally...spent over an hour figuring out how to make a .htaccess which correctly handles domain and subdomains. This answer worked. Obviously you'll want to replace 'subdomain', 'domain', and 'sub1' with your data.

anubhava Over a year ago

@bharal: I've added explanation and references in the answer. Spend some time reading manuals and ask a specific question if you have.

bharal Over a year ago

@anubhava I am truly grateful!

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