: .htaccess rewrite but keep basic URL I have basic domain, for example, domain1.com. Also I have domain2.com which is addon domain, and I want to redirect domain2.com to domain.com?parameter=value,

@Sherry384

Unless I'm mistaken, this should be along the lines what you're looking for:

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSyminks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain.com$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mydomain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ my-new-domain.com/ [NC,L]


If you're wanting to keep the URL the same, there's no need for a R=302 flag, as it pushes the browser to redirect with a 302 code. Essentially what you're wanting to do is just mask the URL to the proper location.

(Credit to @closetnoc for providing what kicked my train of thought)

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@Jamie184

Try this:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain.com$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mydomain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ my-new-domain.com/ [R=301,L]


Your RewriteRule from your question is fundamentally incorrect:

RewriteRule ^/?$ "http://domain1.com/?parameter=value" [R=301,L]


My example is a typical blanket redirect that will take the request and parameters from the old domain and forward to the new domain.

In your case the domain1.com/?parameter=value does not need to be escaped (using back-slashes) or quoted. The ^(.*)$ my-new-domain.com/ in my example will take the value from (.*) which would be the URI consisting of the directory path, file, and any parameters and place it at the end of a new request with your new domain using .

So any request for old-domain.com/eagle-brand/products.php?type=food will become new-domain.com/eagle-brand/products.php?type=food.

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