How to redirect a Non WWW domain name to WWW

Heya,

To redirect a non-www domain name to a www domain in a WordPress setup on a LAMP stack, you’d typically make modifications to the Apache configuration or to the .htaccess file within your WordPress directory.

I’ll recommend adding the 301 Redirect in your .htaccess file rather than in the Apache configuration.

1. Backup: Before making any changes, it’s always a good practice to backup your current .htaccess file.

2. Access .htaccess File: Navigate to the root directory of your WordPress installation, where you should find the .htaccess file.

cd /path/to/your/wordpress/directory

Open the .htaccess file

sudo nano .htaccess

3. Add Redirect Rules: At the beginning of the .htaccess file, add the following lines:

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

Replace example.com with your domain name.

4. Reload Apache: After you’ve done the changes and have saved the file, reload apache:

service apache2 restart

5. Update WordPress Address Settings (Optional but Recommended): Ensure your WordPress Address and Site Address are consistent with your desired URL structure.

• Login to your WordPress dashboard.
• Navigate to Settings > General.
• Make sure the “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)” both include the www.

Hello @mushfiq

The DNS seems sorted, so the only thing left to do is to handle the redirect itself. In Apache, this mostly happens in the .htaccess file, but you also need to ensure that Mod Rewrite is enabled.

First, to enable the mod_rewrite module you need this command:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

With the Rewrite module enabled, we can configure Apache with redirect rules using .htaccess files.

You can use the .htaccess file rule provided by KFSys.

Hope that this helps