Set rules for .htacess 301 when changing domain name

[Emilll]

Hi

 

Right now I have a site called www.koksredskap.com, we want to change the domain name into www.foodgilla.se but we dont want to loose SEO power and we want to send everyone who search on www.koksredskap.com get sent to the new domain. Also if the customer search for www.koksredskap.com/product1 then they will be sent to www.foodgilla.se/product1 etc,

 

Is there a simple way to do this with .htacess with rules and how do i set it up?

[El Patron]

Hi, I'm not expert but when I moved my shop from eTiendas.co to PrestaHeroes.com and after research I used this

 

Note, my shop is full https, and would not work properly for target shop without or with partial https.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^etiendas\.co$ [OR]
  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.etiendas\.co$
  RewriteRule (.*)$ https://www.prestaheroes.com/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

[Emilll]

Thank you, I´m planning on getting https when i have changed domains, but I dont have it right now, so I guess thats an issue then?

[El Patron]

Thank you, I´m planning on getting https when i have changed domains, but I dont have it right now, so I guess thats an issue then?

 

in example given, simply change to http

[Emilll]

So like this?

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^koksredskap\.co$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.koksredskap\.co$
RewriteRule (.*)$ https://www.foodgilla.se/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

 

Because it doesnt work for me, im suppose to change the htaccess file in the rootmap of the webbshop, correct?

[El Patron]

So like this?

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^koksredskap\.co$ [OR]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.koksredskap\.co$

RewriteRule (.*)$ https://www.foodgilla.se/$1 [R=301,L]

</IfModule>

 

Because it doesnt work for me, im suppose to change the htaccess file in the rootmap of the webbshop, correct?

 

This should be only thing in your old domain .htaccess file.  Also change https to http if you are not using ssl.

[Emilll]

But how do i add the file to the old domain? I mean we have the new and the old on the same server/same root

[El Patron]

Oh, ok...I see.  Most webhosting back offices allow you to fwd (301) one domain to another...that may be good option for you.  Else you would put the directs above into the top of the new domains .htaccess.