Adding 'www' to url via .htacess mod_rewrite does not work

Question

Here is the sample found in numerous posts

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

*wanted to rewrite the main domain only leaving the addon/parked domains unaffected - the sample above does not work for some reason.

Verify whether your `.htaccess` is enabled or not, by putting same garbage (random) text on top of your `.htaccess` and see if it generates 500 (internal server) error or not? — anubhava, Feb 14 '14 at 07:05
Yes, the htaccess works fine, all other rules work without issues, this is the only one that doesn't. If I use a general rewrite that adds www that one works as well. Only this solution doesn't that includes the domain itself. I was asking if there is any mistake in my sample? — Yatko, Feb 14 '14 at 14:46

ImadOS · Answer 1 · 2014-02-13T20:32:20.150

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updated did you set RewriteEngine On on top of the .htaccess ? :

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

edited Feb 13 '14 at 20:32

answered Feb 13 '14 at 20:07

ImadOS

Sorry, I missed that one in my question, yes I have. – Yatko Feb 13 '14 at 20:28

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