'redirect' main domain document root to subdomain

[-Anti-]

Please don't do anything to my account based on this question.
It is only theoretical at this point.


In WHM, is there a way to change the document root for the main domain of an account?
In other words, I'd like mydomain.com to 'redirect' to the subdirectory
main.mydomain.com (where the CMS will be installed) but for the subdirectory
part of the url to be 'stealthed' so that the user would simply see mydomain.com in their
browser bar.

This htaccess script works:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^$ main/index.php [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/main%{REQUEST_URI} -f
RewriteRule .* main/$0 [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule .* main/index.php?q=$0 [QSA]

But I'd prefer to do it in WHM if possible.

Or maybe I am better to edit the appropriate virtualHost line in httpd.conf ?
Or perhaps better to create a symbolic link: public_html -> main ?

Any advice about the best way to achieve the desired effect?

Thanks.

[eukSam]

Hello,

Changing the document root & redirecting a domain, both are different procedures & none of them can be done through WHM. The result that you are expecting cannot be obtained from either of the options. The best way to get this working is to use URL MASKING. URL Masking means that the visitors to the domain name will be forwarded to the destination website, however the URL in the browser address bar will remain the same. Following is an example for URL Masking.

<frameset rows="100%">
  <frame src="http://www.main.mydomain.com/">
</frameset>
<noframes>
  Please follow <a href="http://www.mydomain.com/">link</a>!
</noframes>

You have to use the code in the index file of the main domain.

[Gallier]

Originally Posted by -Anti-

Please don't do anything to my account based on this question.
It is only theoretical at this point.


In WHM, is there a way to change the document root for the main domain of an account?
In other words, I'd like mydomain.com to 'redirect' to the subdirectory
main.mydomain.com (where the CMS will be installed) but for the subdirectory
part of the url to be 'stealthed' so that the user would simply see mydomain.com in their
browser bar.

This htaccess script works:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^$ main/index.php [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/main%{REQUEST_URI} -f
RewriteRule .* main/$0 [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule .* main/index.php?q=$0 [QSA]

But I'd prefer to do it in WHM if possible.

Or maybe I am better to edit the appropriate virtualHost line in httpd.conf ?
Or perhaps better to create a symbolic link: public_html -> main ?

Any advice about the best way to achieve the desired effect?

Thanks.

maybe you need change DocumentRoot in httpd.conf

<VirtualHost IP:PORT>
	ServerName mydomain.com
	DocumentRoot /var/www/user/data/www/mydomain.com/main
	ServerAlias www.mydomain.com
	php_admin_value open_basedir "/var/www/user/data:."
        ....
        ....
</VirtualHost>

Try it )