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torkil on 01/16/08


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Force removal of WWW in url

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URL: http://www.torkiljohnsen.com/2008/01/16/some-easy-use-of-mod_rewrite/

Using mod_rewrite in Apache to rewrite urls and force removal of www in urls. Good for letting search engine spiders in the right door...

Insert the code in your .htaccess-file in your website's root folder.


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  1. # force removal of www IN URL
  2. RewriteEngine On
  3. RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com$ [NC]
  4. RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
  5. # END force removal of www IN URL# force www IN URL

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