Redirect Subdomain - How To?

[TravG]

How do I redirect a subdomain that I no longer use to my main website? I had a mobile site m.mobilecasinolisting.com before I made the main website (www.mobilecasinolisting.com) mobile responsive. Now in GWT I get all the errors because I discontinued the m.site. The m. website was a separate hosting plan I bought to use their mobile website builder. I no longer have access to that portion of the website since I cancelled it.

I tried to just redirect it from my htaccess file but that did not work.

Thanks

[universal4]

Some hosts allow you to perform the redirect in the cpanel application, but you should also be able to do so in the htaccess file.

I'd be happy to help you try and figure out the syntax for this as it should not be difficult. However, the server needs to answer on the m. site and then the redirect handles the traffic AFTER the server answers. If the server does NOT answer on that sub-domain, the traffic can not be redirected.

If the redirect is handled in the cpanel (or IIS host header) it IS actually answering on the subdomain, but then the redirect goes into effect.

Rick
Universal4

I am currently traveling up north, but will load up skype in a little while if you want to discuss it, my business line doesn't work real well in the mountains, but if you call leave a message and I will contact you back, or drop me a pm or note in skype.

[Christiaan]

You can find a good explanation on how to redirect domains with htaccess here: http://enarion.net/web/htaccess/migrate-domains/

As Rick already said you will need access to that subdomain on your server. The rules from the article above should be in the htaccess file for the old subdomain, not your main domain.