Removing www from TLD

[cyomega]

I have a domain, for example http://www.example.com/
I would like to have any requests for www.example.com to be redirected to http://example.com

I have this:

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} example\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://example.com/$1 [R]

and there are no errors, but when I go to www.example.com, that address still shows up in the address bar. What kind of flags do I need to pass in order for the www to completely disappear?

[Caterham]

if this does not work

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

you are not allowed to use mod_rewrite in .htaccess files. Test also viewtopic.php?p=1841#1841

Ask your provider, if

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AllowOverride FileInfo

and

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Options +FollowSymLinks

can be enabled for you.

Bob

[volknet]

Will you ever be penalized by google for using a 301 redir?

[Caterham]

no, see google webmaster FAQ