How to skip all rewrite rules

[ChristopherGlaeser]

My web host account allows me to have multiple domain names.  Internally, the first domain is the main domain, and the additional domains are virtual domains, but externally, the intent is for each domain to appear as a unique domain.  When accessing a virtual domain, the server first processes the main .htaccess file, and then processes the .htaccess file for that virtual domain.  I'm sure this is a common setup, and this is not unique to my web host.

Due the main .htaccess file, references to virtual.com are rewritten as main.com/virtual.  The web pages are displayed correctly, but of course, this rewrite is not what is desired.  What is the common solution?  For example, is there a conditional rewrite rule that says ignore the rest of the rewrite rules in this .htacces file?

Best,
Christopher

[ChristopherGlaeser]

Thanks for the quick response.  Yes, I have access to edit the .htaccess file.

I'll try using the [L] tag for the virtual domains.

Best,
Christopher

[icecarats]

Do you have access to edit the .htaccess file? If so I can see two possible solutions:

1. There could be a wildcard in the .htaccess regex, meaning 'take all domains and then redirect to domain/virtual'. If you could change it to specifically process just your main domain, and not wildcard everything coming in that might work.

2. .htaccess entries are executed in the order they're written, so if you have more specific directives you could put those 'above' whatever is handling the rewrites you're having a problem with. If you use the [L] tag I believe that tells the rule 'okay, stop processing after this one'.

WARNING: If you don't understand it, messing with the .htaccess can mess things up! Especially if you change domain rules and then use the 'L' flag to exit processing, and then it skips directory/file rules further on down!

Also, here's a StackOverflow article about conditional .htaccess rules:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1035953/how-can-i-make-my-htaccess-skip-rules-conditionally