Forward domain with masking without using iframe

Question

I own two domains. domain.net is for my main website, and domain.com.au is just a vanity URL. How can I forward users to domain.net when they type in domain.com.au while keeping domain.com.au in the URL bar? I have control of both domains and I don't want to use an iframe. both domains are on 2 separate hostings. com.au-godaddy; .net-1and1

from what i have read goDaddy is com.au in an iframe at .net , which prevents the site from recognizing device width and being mobile friendly.

please elaborate a bit more as i don't have massive idea on programming — Serge, Feb 14 '16 at 11:01
See [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/22220902/1626250) which shows you how to proxy your request through the secondary domain. (Should also work when on different hosts - let me know if it doesn't.) — Mike Rockétt, Feb 14 '16 at 11:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 14 '16 at 12:35

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Try the following in your .htaccess file for example.com.au:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?domain\.com\.au$
RewriteRule (.*)$ http://www.domain.net/$1 [P]

This uses mod_proxy to pass your request from the .com.au domain to the .net domain - the P flag is provided to allow you to do this.

answered Feb 14 '16 at 12:35

Mike Rockétt

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Then perhaps `mod_proxy` is not enabled on your server. You would be better off changing your vanity domain's DNS to point to the main server instead. Proxying does have its security woes, so DNS would be the better way to go. – Mike Rockétt Feb 14 '16 at 15:57

Forward domain with masking without using iframe

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