Improper redirection in apache for subdomain

Question

I'm currently trying to redirect a webfaction app to another one hosted under a different URL.

This is what I've got so far

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^foo\.barbaz\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://barbaz.com/foo%{REQUEST_URI} [R=permanent,L]

That works properly for anything like

http://foo.barbaz.com/noideawhatimdoing => http://barbaz.com/foo/noideawhatimdoing

But fails miserably when using only the root url.

http://foo.barbaz.com/ => http://foo.barbaz.com/absolute/path/to/folder/foo/absolute/path/to/folder/foo/absolute/path/to/folder/foo/...

Note that /foo is appended to the absolute path to the .htaccess file and that complete string is added multiple times to the resulting url, which has exactly the same HTTP_HOST.

I have tried RedirectBase and FollowSymLinks, but none seem to do the trick.

Any ideas? Really not an expert in apache, as you can tell.

Thanks.

A.

I have a previous rule redirecting any http:// requests on a domain and subdomains to https. Would this count? Do I need a different app if it does? — misterte, Mar 05 '14 at 17:44
Thanks! This worked. If you want you can add this as an answer and I'll check it as the correct answer. --A — misterte, Mar 10 '14 at 19:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '14 at 19:59

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You need to make sure to place this permanent redirect as very first rule in your .htaccess so that this rule is not impacted by other rules.

answered Mar 10 '14 at 19:59

anubhava

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