I'm an htaccess newbie and I've been looking all over for this answer.
I've learned lots of interesting new things, but I can't seem to phrase
the question in a way that gives me the answer.

I have a directory protected by a password, but if you enter the URL
without the 'www' you have to enter it twice because it gets redirect
to www.blah.com. I've been told that I can modify this behaviour with
mod_rewrite, but I'm not sure how...

Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated...

Jakanapes <Jakanapes@aol.com> wrote:
> I have a directory protected by a password, but if you enter the URL
> without the 'www' you have to enter it twice because it gets redirect
> to www.blah.com. I've been told that I can modify this behaviour with
> mod_rewrite, but I'm not sure how...

> Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated...

What server? Apache?

Create a virtual host for blah.com that redirects all requests to
www.blah.com. Then declare your restricted directory for www.blah.com.

If you've already done this then you're going to have to post more
detail, preferably including the *relevant* parts of your configuration.

Chris