Tag: Domains

Google is the registry behind the new .dev TLD – the ultimate vanity domain for developers.

The .dev extension has historically been used by developers fudging their host files to create realistic-looking development environments. Now, .dev is open in Early Access Preview to allow the world to register their .dev domains.

… but I’m OK with it.

A few days ago I sat in an airport lounge in Gatwick, waiting for our flight to Florida. I had finished a diet Coke and was chewing on a piece of yoghurt-covered honeycomb (which was delicious, FYI) when I read a news article about Brexit that stunned me.

Europe dumps 300,000 UK-owned .EU domains into the Brexit bin

There are several scenarios in which you may want to redirect all your website visitors to a single, primary domain in Apache:

• Redirect the www and non-www (root domain) hostnames of your domain to avoid duplicate content and improve SEO
• Redirect an old domain to a new domain, maintaining links and search engine reputation
• Redirect secondary domains (e.g. “spelling mistake” domains, or alternative-spelling domains) to your primary domain

I have recently implemented the following on my own website, and I would like to share this Apache trick.