How to redirect the old domain to the new one?

Question

I would like to redirect the old domain to the new one, in the current code is occurring infinite loop.

Follows my code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteRule (.*) http://novodominio.tk$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

Answer 1

It’s wrong that, the bar is missing:

  RewriteRule (.*) http://novodominio.tk$1 [R=301,L]

That’s what’s right:

 RewriteRule (.*) http://novodominio.tk/$1 [R=301,L]

I recommend adding a rule to prevent infinite redirect like this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
Options +FollowSymLinks

#verifica se já está no novo dominio (não adicione http: na frente)
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !adota-me.tk$ [NC]

#redireciona
RewriteRule (.*) http://adota-me.tk/$1 [R=301,L]

A hint, it is preferable not to use the IfModule in the case of mod_rewrite only, because if the server has not enabled mod_rewrite then you will not notice the error and it will seem that it is a problem in . htaccess when the problem is another, remove the <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> and </IfModule>, and after this try to run . htaccess on a disabled mod_rewrite server it will send the error:

Internal Error Server

This means you need to enable mod_rewrite, so follow the instructions on this link:

• Enable . htaccess in Ubuntu

Or contact your hosting support