Domain Name Redirects

[David]

I bought two domain names, one is .com and the other .org.  I want the .org to be the main one and like with SlashDot when you type in .com it automatically takes you to .org.  Is their a better way then a redirect page on the .com to do this?  Register.com does my DNS if that matters.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well in Apache you set it up so that the .com resolves to the .org directory on the server.  Don't know how to configure it but that's the basics

[Shaun]

I've registered five names with http://www.lowcostdomains.com and they provide free redirection with url masking.  Otherwise, can't you do it with a javascript redirect?  

[KyleYankan]

do one of these:

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<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" Content="0"; URL=http://newwebsite.org">



[David]

I have already set up virtual hosts in apache but the problem is then with cookies.  Cookies from the .org do not carry over to .com and vice versa.  I am hoping I could do something other than a meta refresh since it requires now two requests to the server in order to get to the right page.  Do you like lowcostdomains?  I am a little weary of places that offer so many things for not much money.

[alexrolko]

why then from both sites point the board to the .org domain all the time.

[David]

It is more than just the board, the entire site uses cookies.  Look at Slashdot.  The main site is http://www.slashdot.org but if you goto, http://www.slashdot.com you get taken to the .org.  That is the exact thing I want to replicate.  It seems to fats to be a meta refresh but take a look.

[alexrolko]

php a script with a header() function...

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<?
header("Location: www.yoursite.org");
?>

[David]

php a script with a header() function...

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<?
header("Location: www.yoursite.org");
?>

I did this and it will work for now, it seems fast.  Thanks.

[Shaun]

I just used javascript on these urls....

http://www.toyotacelicas.net
http://www.clubcelica.net

to redirect to http://www.nextcelica.net