404
I’m getting a 404 error message when I just try and type domallen.com.
I have to type www and /index to load the site. How do I load the site without the www and hide the file name extension. I’ve tried this with htaccess but can’t get it work properly.
Thanks
hmm, you’re using CloudFlare. You can add CNAME for your main domain as described here:
What do I need to put for Target?
8 random-character main domain. You can find it in client area
Sorry I’m a bit confused, the client area where?
At https://app.infinityfree.net/accounts, select the website you mentioned here, and under Account Details, there is a section that says ‘Main Domain’. It will look something like this: xxxxxxxx.epizy.com.
In the Cloudflare DNS Section, click add a new record, change the type to CNAME, put the host as @ and the target as the domain found in the Client Area.
If you want to remove file extentions, add this to your .htaccess code:
Options -Indexes +MultiViews +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s([^.]+)\.php [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [R,L,NC]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s([^.]+)\.html [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [R,L,NC]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s([^.]+)\index [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [R,L,NC]
and if you want to remove www
remove www
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.domallen.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domallen.com/$1 [L,R=301]
change the http:// bit to https:// if you have ssl
Thank you for you help everyone. I’ve done all of the above but 'm now getting an error that says:
domallen.com sent an invalid response.
ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
I also have this CNAME flattening thing (see screenshot) does that matter?
And I’m still getting a 404 error, argh!!
Screenshot CF dns entry
Press on the grey cloud to make it orange cloud for both CNAMES
for a certificate you have to be inside the orange cloud
And why do you still have 404
the problem is in your .htaccess
which undoes the default .htaccess
which seeks to serve index.html as the home page
You delete the extension and it can’t find that file
VS
FlutterHoney said it needed to be grey?
What code do I need to remove the index.html from typing it in and just using domallen.com I tried the code above but it’s not working
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule . index.html [L]I still get a 404