How can I redirect to a different domain without changing the URL in the address bar?

Question

I want to redirect from:

domain1.com/photos

To:

domain2.com/photos

I want the URL in the address bar to still read:

domain1.com/photos.

Is there a way to do this using only .htaccess?

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Note:

My .htaccess file for domain1.com is currently completely blank.

Answer 1

No, there isn't a way to do this with .htaccess. Doing so would present a glaring security hole - imagine someone doing this with a bank's website!

Answer 2

A way around it, if the page at domain.com/photos is a server side script, do a http call and server up the response.

In ColdFusion:

<cfhttp url="another.domain.com/photos">

<cfoutput>#CFHTTP.FileContent#</cfoutput>

They'll be an extra request, but it'll get you the output you want.

Answer 3

If you own both domain1 and domain2, you could accomplish this through domain name forwarding. Check your domain name registrar (like godaddy.com) for the options.

No, you can not do it through htaccess file.

Answer 4

You could open an iframe in domain1.com/photos that shows the contents of domain2.com/photos. But then the url would never change from domain1.com/photos, even when you went to a different page in domain2.

What are you trying to do? It sounds very sketchy. Do you own both domains? Why would you want to duplicate the contents of one site at another address?