[fixed] htaccess and 2 plus domains

[Zachariah]

I wanted to run some ideas by the community and seek some advice on setup and settings. On a shared host plan there are 2 domains on the same package (max 10). I was thinking of changing the file layout to redirect requests to subfolders. It seems less messy on the FTP side as the account approaches 10 domains with their own file structure and content.

Current Cpanel layout:

• Doamin1.com is the main domain.
• Domain2.com is a add-on domain (max 10)

Current file locations were setup:

• domain1.com => /public_html
• domain2.com => /public_html/site2

Desired layout of file structure:

• .htaccess => /public_html
• domain1.com => /public_html/site1
• domain2.com => /public_html/site2

Future as domains are added:

• domain3.com => /public_html/site3
• domain4.com => /public_html/site4
• domain5.com => /public_html/site5
• domain6.com => /public_html/site6
• domain7.com => /public_html/site7
• domain8.com => /public_html/site8

Are there any htaccess configurations that come to mind that could make this workout ?

Thank You.

--------------- Added [DATE]1488317132[/DATE] at [TIME]1488317132[/TIME] ---------------

It was quite easy once you think about it.

Point all domains to the web accounts single public web folder via CPanel domain tools.

• site1.com => /public_html
• site2.com => /public_html

Create a .htaccess file in /public_html that will push requests to the correct subfolders where each website is contained.

EX:

• site1.com => /public_html/site1
• site2.com => /public_html/site2

Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine on
#=================================================================================
# FIRST Handle the http requests first before removing the additional url junk
#=================================================================================

#rule for site1.com to link to site1folder directory
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?site1.com$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/public_html/site1/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /site1/$1

#rule for site2.com to link to site2folder directory. Its the same as above just with site2 URL and sub-folder
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?site2.com$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/public_html/site2/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /site2/$1

#==========================================================
# SECOND Remove the additional url junk once the new url is loaded
#==========================================================

#rule for site1 url rewrite to remove /site1folder/index.php from the URL
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?site1.com$
RewriteRule ^(/)?$ site1/index.php

#rule for site2 url rewrite to remove /site2folder/index.php from the URL. Again its the same as above just with the site2 URL and sub folder info.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?site2.com$
RewriteRule ^(/)?$ site2/index.php

This can be done repetitively to add more domains to the server.