scripts.mit.edu

Can I set up my scripts site to forward/redirect to another website?

Yes. If you would like to redirect all web requests for a given URL on scripts.mit.edu to another website (such as web.mit.edu), follow these instructions:

1. Create a directory for the redirect. In these examples, we will be redirecting http://mygroup.scripts.mit.edu/subpage/ to http://www.example.com/other/website/, so create the “subpage” directory:
athena% attach mygroup
athena% mkdir /mit/mygroup/web_scripts/subpage

2. Create a text file named .htaccess within your the new directory, e.g.:
athena% cd /mit/mygroup/web_scripts/subpage
athena% emacs .htaccess

3. Place two lines like the following in the .htaccess file:
RedirectPermanent /~mygroup/subpage/ http://www.example.com/other/site/
RedirectPermanent /subpage/ http://www.example.com/other/site/
This will send requests to either http://scripts.mit.edu/~mygroup/subpage/ or http://mygroup.scripts.mit.edu/subpage/ to the right address. It will also redirect, e.g., http://mygroup.scripts.mit.edu/subpage/foo.html to http://www.example.com/other/site/subpage/foo.html.

If you would like the redirect not to be cached by web browsers (e.g.,if you’re planning to change the redirect or set up a scripts site at this address), use “RedirectTemp” instead of “RedirectPermanent.”

If you’re also planning to get a mygroup.mit.edu-style address (a CNAME) to redirect to an outside site, then add at the bottom
RedirectPermanent / http://www.example.com/other/site/

More information about redirect rules is available in the Apache documentation.

You can also set up your web.mit.edu or www.mit.edu site to forward to scripts.