.htaccess from sub-domain to another directory if file not found.

Hi,

I have a subdomain http://dl.example.com/ where all the download files are located.
The subdomain actually is http://www.example.com/dl/

I want to redirect traffic in case the user is trying to download a file that does not exist.

Something like http://dl.example.com/ -> http://www.example.com/

I tried:

ErrorDocument 404 http://www.example.com/listoffiles.php

Code (markup):

But that does not work at all, any idea what the problem could be?

What should I do?

Many thanks

FFMG

 

ErrorDocument 404 /listoffiles.php

I think you are NOT allowed in error doc to have full URL but only as above
that's what I use successfully on my site in some folders
try

 

Thanks, but how would you go back one directory?

Would:

ErrorDocument 404 ../listoffiles.php

Code (markup):

Be valid?

FFMG.

 

ErrorDocument 404 ../listoffiles.php

Code (markup):

Be valid?

FFMG.[/QUOTE]

Actually, I just tried and it does not work...

FFMG

 

subdomain is like domain just different
your root is
http://dl.example.com
and that is where
/listoffiles.php

can go and no further because sub.domain is bound to its own root directory

easiest is to get your /listoffiles.php INTO your sub-domain-directory
example.com/dl/listoffiles.php

if you then place above error code line - then you get what you want

I am sure other people here may have smarter rewrite rules - later after xmas days

 

In the end I did a bit of work around, not sure if it is the best way.

In http://dl.example.com I have

ErrorDocument 404 listoffiles.php

Code (markup):

And in case the user accesses it directly, (because http://dl.example.com/ is actually http://www.example.com/dl/), in http://www.example.com/dl/ I have another.

ErrorDocument 404 listoffiles.php

Code (markup):

This listoffiles.php simply has

<?php
inlcude "../listoffiles.php"
?>

Code (markup):

while the base listoffiles.php does a redirect to the actual page/site I want to go on my server.

Not the prettiest, but it works fine as far as my logs tell me.
FFMG