Redirecting Domains

Hi all, was hoping for some input on this. I have two registered domains: .com and .net.

.com is my primary and .net is pointed to the same directory as .com.

What would be the easiest way to permanently redirect (301) .net to .com?

Also, I was getting great indexing in google with my rewritten urls. They were fine for a long time but now all of a sudden my old urls (i.e. querystrings and all) are being indexed and most of my good content is no longer shown. Could this be due to the .net pointing to the same directory possible flagging for duplicate content?

Thanks for any input.

Hello,

please check this: [How to] Setup www.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com (www vs. non-www) - With .htaccess 301 redirects
Yes, that may be related to duplicate content issue.

Thanks,

I tried the following:

Code:

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.net
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]

Which ended up in an infinite loop when visiting .com (didn't even try the .net).

Any other suggestions?

Thanks again.

You only applied 1 version on the site you want to refer to the other.

Originally Posted by Joe Ward

You only applied 1 version on the site you want to refer to the other.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you elaborate please?

Place this one only on the .net site.

Code:

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]

Originally Posted by Joe Ward

Place this one only on the .net site.

Code:

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301]

I have the .net domain pointed to the same path as the .net, so they share the same .htaccess. Is there any way around this? My host charges to point the domain to a new folder, which is why I ask.

Thanks

The above says "if you got here by something other than .com, then go to the .com version". So it should work even if the sites share the same .htaccess.

Originally Posted by Joe Ward

The above says "if you got here by something other than .com, then go to the .com version". So it should work even if the sites share the same .htaccess.

I'll be darned...that worked beautifully. Thanks for the clarification.

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Hello,

please check this: [How to] Setup www.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com (www vs. non-www) - With .htaccess 301 redirects
Yes, that may be related to duplicate content issue.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction

Glad to hear you got it setup ok.