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homepage: http://xyz.com/subdomain

example : rewrite

http://xyz.com/subdomain/efz

to:

http://xyz.com/efz

i just want to remove the (subdomain) part when peoples reistered

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Short summary and a robust answer to the goal (remove the "subdirectory" segment from public URLs). There are two common, safe approaches: an external redirect so visitors end up at the new URL (browser address changes), or an internal rewrite so the site serves files from the subdirectory while URLs stay clean. already noted they found a solution; the patterns below give durable, production-ready variants and pitfalls to avoid. (httpd.apache.org)

External (visible) redirect — use while you want clients to see the new address. Test with R=302 and switch to R=301 when confirmed (301s are cached by browsers/clients):

# .htaccess in document root
RewriteEngine On
# temporary while testing; change to R=301 when ready
RewriteRule ^subdomain/(.*)$ /$1 [R=302,L]

This rewrites requests for /subdomain/foo to /foo and returns an HTTP redirect. Use curl -I to verify status codes. (httpd.apache.org)

Internal (transparent) rewrite — serve content from the subdirectory while public URLs are /foo. Prevent loops by excluding requests that already start with the subdirectory:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# avoid infinite loop: don't rewrite requests already under /subdomain/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/subdomain/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /subdomain/$1 [L]

Note: patterns behave differently in server/vhost vs .htaccess contexts (leading slash handling and RewriteBase). If you use .htaccess make sure AllowOverride permits Rewrite directives. (httpd.apache.org)

Troubleshooting and cautions: enable mod_rewrite (platform-specific: e.g., a2enmod rewrite on Debian/Ubuntu), set appropriate AllowOverride in your vhost, and debug with LogLevel alert rewrite:trace3 to see rule processing. Use temporary redirects while testing to avoid long-lived browser caches from 301 responses. (httpd.apache.org)

was right to keep examples generic; these patterns avoid site-specific assumptions and should work as a starting point.

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wow edit: i got it

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Hi, I am sorry but we don't really allow site-specific talk in here. I have edited your post to refelect a generic term. :) BTW we would be able to help you better if you could explain your question better.

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