URL redirect not working

mythopoeic

I followed the instructions in the topic "Redirecting a domain with a URL redirect" on https://docs.opalstack.com/topic-guides/redirects/ exactly, except for the names of my applications and domains. I created the .htaccess file in the new application, but when I try to access the URL of the origin domain, instead of redirecting to the target domain, it goes to <https://{my_target_site}/.noindex.html> which is a blank page saying "404 Not Found", and "nginx" in small letters underneath a horizontal line.

What am I missing?

klynton

Hi,

The redirects via .htaccess will only work if you are using the (Apache+PHP) PHP-CGI application type since the Nginx/FPM type don't process .htaccess files. If you are using a PHP-CGI app please send us a ticket so we can look further.

mythopoeic

klynton

The documentation says to "Create a new PHP+Apache application" but when I looked to create a new application, the list of types includes:
PHP-FPM with Nginx
PHP-CGI with Apache
PHP Apache Symlink

I am guessing that "PHP+Apache" means I should select #2 above, which is what I did.

My main site is "mythsoc" and my PHP-CGI application is "redirects". In the ~/apps/redirects folder there is only an .htaccess file, which contains:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^.+$ https://www.mythsoc.org/$1 [R=301,L]

All this is according to the instructions in the online documentation. The only thing I can think of that might be afffecting it is that my DNS is not yet live. I have been waiting to change my DNS entries to point here rather than to the old host until I was sure that everything was working. Could that cause this problem? If so, what would I need to do to set up a valid test of the URL redirect function?

sean

mythopoeic you can add your Opalstack server IP and your domains to your own computer's "hosts" file. Instructions are on the web at: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-your-hosts-file/

This will point your domain at Opalstack only for you while the rest of the world gets your site from your current host.

You can get your server IP from your Opalstack dashboard home page: https://my.opalstack.com/