Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage

Nathan Alexander · 10-08-2009, 09:36 AM

Hello all,

I know I've done it. I've used it. I've remember learning it - I think. But for the life of me, I can't seem to remeber what I need to do to get the "www." to show up in the address bar for a site.

Cpanel, the frontpage software itself (page properties?)...any thoughts?

Thank you!

Jason_V · 10-08-2009, 09:39 AM

To perform a redirect from domain.com to www.domain.com, insert the following code into your htaccess file.
# mod_rewrite in use
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{http_host} ^domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,

courtesy:

.htaccess Mod-Rewrite for WWW Domain Name Prefix | NeoHide

TristanPerry · 10-08-2009, 09:42 AM

You can't do this via Frontpage since Frontpage is a WYSIWYG website editor.

You need to edit your .htaccess file, as outlined above.

Nathan Alexander · 10-08-2009, 09:48 AM

Thanks folks. Bummer - it seems foreign to me, but that's fine, I've got a little time to figure it out and try it out.

ASM Marketing · 10-08-2009, 09:57 AM

Hi Nathan,

It's not as hard as it may sound, here's how:

Open Notepad on your PC.
Copy and paste the code that Jason provided into the document.
Click 'File' and then 'Save As...'
Name the file '.htaccess' and select file types to 'All Files'.
Save the file to your desktop, or local website folder.
Open your FTP and connect to your website.
Upload the .htaccess file into the root directory (the first directory you will come across most likely).
Done!

Now all that's left is for you to have a PC and not a Mac!

Alex

imacamper · 10-08-2009, 10:02 AM

The only other issue you might run into is that Windows uses a different line feed character than Linux/Unix OSs. I won't bore you with the details.

So if you use notepad and have problems, try creating your .htaccess file with the free tool gvim. It's a *nix tool that has been ported to windows. Just search for it and you'll find it.

Cheers,

Drew

Nathan Alexander · 10-10-2009, 02:12 PM

Hey guys thanks for the help. I'm getting it, but it's still coming up errors. I don't have time to tinker around as my one year old just woke up...but thank you for all your help.

Arghh, a few more minutes and I'd get it I keep getting Internal Service Error or some such so I have to keep undoing it.

Steven Fullman · 10-10-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason_V

To perform a redirect from domain.com to www.domain.com, insert the following code into your htaccess file.
# mod_rewrite in use
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{http_host} ^domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,

courtesy:

.htaccess Mod-Rewrite for WWW Domain Name Prefix | NeoHide

Jason, there's a wee bit missing at the end...

# mod_rewrite in use
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{http_host} ^domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

That'll be the cause of your errors, Nathan...

Steve

mhartmann · 10-10-2009, 06:27 PM

If you have Wordpress installed, some htaccess commands will clash with the Wordpress virtual htaccess file, including URL rewrites. WP makes it really easy to specify the www or non-www version of a site.

Drupal has the code for the www/non-www included (you just need to un-comment from the default htaccess file it provides), and other CMSs do as well.

When I had a static site, I just picked out the htaccess file from the Drupal CMS download, took out the Drupal-specific stuff and left in the part about rewriting the URL with www all the time. Uploaded it to the directory for the add-on domain and voila.

Dave Holmes · 10-10-2009, 06:42 PM

bloody brilliant... Ive been trying to sort this one out but have had trouble working it out. Thanks so much to all you warriors problem is now solved.

10-08-2009, 09:36 AM	#1
Nathan Alexander Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 578 Thanks: 632 Thanked 203 Times in 143 Posts	Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage Hello all, I know I've done it. I've used it. I've remember learning it - I think. But for the life of me, I can't seem to remeber what I need to do to get the "www." to show up in the address bar for a site. Cpanel, the frontpage software itself (page properties?)...any thoughts? Thank you!

10-08-2009, 09:39 AM	#2
Jason_V Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 129 Thanked 212 Times in 79 Posts	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage To perform a redirect from domain.com to www.domain.com, insert the following code into your htaccess file. # mod_rewrite in use Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{http_host} ^domain.com [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301, courtesy: .htaccess Mod-Rewrite for WWW Domain Name Prefix \| NeoHide

10-08-2009, 09:42 AM	#3
TristanPerry Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom Posts: 772 Thanks: 169 Thanked 148 Times in 103 Posts Social Networking	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage You can't do this via Frontpage since Frontpage is a WYSIWYG website editor. You need to edit your .htaccess file, as outlined above.
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10-08-2009, 09:48 AM	#4
Nathan Alexander Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 578 Thanks: 632 Thanked 203 Times in 143 Posts	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage Thanks folks. Bummer - it seems foreign to me, but that's fine, I've got a little time to figure it out and try it out.

10-08-2009, 09:57 AM	#5
ASM Marketing Full-Time War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 215 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 44 Thanked 57 Times in 38 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage Hi Nathan, It's not as hard as it may sound, here's how: Open Notepad on your PC. Copy and paste the code that Jason provided into the document. Click 'File' and then 'Save As...' Name the file '.htaccess' and select file types to 'All Files'. Save the file to your desktop, or local website folder. Open your FTP and connect to your website. Upload the .htaccess file into the root directory (the first directory you will come across most likely). Done! Now all that's left is for you to have a PC and not a Mac! Alex
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imacamper Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 27 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage The only other issue you might run into is that Windows uses a different line feed character than Linux/Unix OSs. I won't bore you with the details. So if you use notepad and have problems, try creating your .htaccess file with the free tool gvim. It's a *nix tool that has been ported to windows. Just search for it and you'll find it. Cheers, Drew
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10-10-2009, 02:12 PM	#7
Nathan Alexander Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 578 Thanks: 632 Thanked 203 Times in 143 Posts	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage Hey guys thanks for the help. I'm getting it, but it's still coming up errors. I don't have time to tinker around as my one year old just woke up...but thank you for all your help. Arghh, a few more minutes and I'd get it I keep getting Internal Service Error or some such so I have to keep undoing it.

10-10-2009, 06:27 PM	#9
mhartmann Freedom War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 178 Thanks: 18 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage If you have Wordpress installed, some htaccess commands will clash with the Wordpress virtual htaccess file, including URL rewrites. WP makes it really easy to specify the www or non-www version of a site. Drupal has the code for the www/non-www included (you just need to un-comment from the default htaccess file it provides), and other CMSs do as well. When I had a static site, I just picked out the htaccess file from the Drupal CMS download, took out the Drupal-specific stuff and left in the part about rewriting the URL with www all the time. Uploaded it to the directory for the add-on domain and voila.

10-10-2009, 06:42 PM	#10
Dave Holmes Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sunshine Coast, Qld Au Posts: 49 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Tech ? - How to "force" the www. in address bar in frontpage bloody brilliant... Ive been trying to sort this one out but have had trouble working it out. Thanks so much to all you warriors problem is now solved.