It seems support for Zeus Web Server is almost non-existant ...

I am simply looking for simple code required to make a permanent re-direct (equiv to 301 re-direct) from a non-www to www.destinationmalta.com. Need to know what file to create, where to put it and what code to insert if possible.

Thanks a lot,
Mark

Zeus supports using htaccess for redirects so what works apache should work for zeus

I have been in contact with my hosting company in UK. They do not provide any form of scripting to clients, which in my opinion is stupid. Only thing I managed to get is that a conversion is needed:

From ...

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

on Zeus, will be ...

match URL into $ with ^[^\/]*\.html$
if matched then
set URL = index.php
endif

I never done such scripting and do not even know where to start. Hope someone can guide me or put me in the right direction.

Thanks,
Mark

Another guy told me to create file including the following ...

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on

# Modify the RewriteBase if you are using Drupal in a subdirectory and
# the rewrite rules are not working properly.
RewriteBase /

#redirects non-www to www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^sitename.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.sitename.com/$1 [L,R=301]

</IfModule>

Hey, nothing really matches. Confused!

The only thing my hosting company can tell me is the following (no other help is available apparently)


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While we do support .htaccess files, much of the mod_rewrite functionality is not available.

However, you can use Zeus rewrite rules which work in a very similar way.


For example, a mod_rewrite rule of:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-f
RewriteRule ^[^/]*\.html$ index.php


Would convert to: match URL into $ with ^[^\/]*\.html$
if matched then
set URL = index.php
endif


This should be placed in a file named rewrite.script in your web directory.
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Questions based on such reply:
- Shall I create a .htaccess or rewrite.script?


Too many ^,\,/,] for a newbie to know what to replace! Let's say I want anything non-www such as:
- destinationmalta.com
- destinationmalta.com/index.html


to be permanently re-directed to:

- www.destinationmalta.com

What do you people think the code should look like?
Sorry for taking your time, but maybe I can find someone who can help me here.