unable to jump to URL on another server

Discussion in 'Apache' started by flowersrj, Dec 30, 2008.

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    Hi,

    This is my 1st attempt at redirection. I've been trying to redirect to another webserver on another piece of hardware on my LAN. new URL is a webcam with built-in webserver reading port 8080.

    I assumed that all I needed was a .htaccess file in my /var/www directory which is the home for level2.level1.com. Its contents are just the following 3 lines:

    Options +FollowSymLinks
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^newsite* http://192.168.0.250:8080

    Also I created a symbolic link in folder /etc/apache2/mods-enabled to /etc/apache2/mods-available/rewrite.load

    1st: When I enter "newsite.level2.level1.com" in browser I end up at "level2.level1.com" and URL remains as I typed.

    2nd: Does RewriteRule support ports appended to the new URL

    Should mention that level2.level1.com is thru DynDns.org as I have Comcast and the function to allow *.level2.level1.com is enabled

    Thanks, Rich
     
    flowersrj, Dec 30, 2008 IP
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    That rewrite means that if you visit level2.level1.com/newsite -- It'll redirect..

    I suggest creating a .htaccess file, if you want to make a redirect, I suggest you just a create an A entry of newsite.level2.level1.com to 192.168.0.250 and then just go to newsite.level2.level1.com:8080
     
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  3. flowersrj

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    Hi,

    I did create a .htaccess with the following lines as I mention in my original query...

    Options +FollowSymLinks
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^newsite* http://192.168.0.250:8080

    I was hoping that I could just preface my current website of

    http://level2.level1.com

    with the newsite so I could enter

    http://newsite.level2.level1.com

    and it would redirect to

    http://192.168.0.250:8080

    This is because DynDns gives me the ability to preface the original URL with additional text. They explain it as:

    Hostname: level2.level.com
    Wildcard: Create wildcard alias for "*.host.domain.tld"
    Service Type: x Host with IP address
    o WebHop Redirect
    o Offline Hostname

    Hope I explained it correctly.

    Thanks,
    Rich
     
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  4. vx|brian

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    You should note that mod_rewrite cannot modify the request itself and that redirect would redirect level2.level.com/newsite .. you should change your whole rewrite rule, I suggest seeing the rules that are used to remove www. from a link, those should help you get started
     
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    vx_brian,

    Reading your reply leads me to believe I am confused on what I am trying to do.

    I want to jump to a new page on a different physical server (192.168.0.250:8080) when I typing the following into a browser.

    website.level2.level1.com

    level2.level1.com is my home page on a PC running Apache2 under Kubuntu provided by DynDns.org and serves up a file called index.html.

    192.168.0.250:8080 is a webcam with internal webserver

    Am I using the right function to attempt this?

    Thanks,
    Rich
     
    flowersrj, Dec 31, 2008 IP