# .htaccess and Rails direction

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 22, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/htaccess-and-rails-direction/193706 "2010-08-22T22:40:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/htaccess-and-rails-direction/193706/1 "2010-08-22T22:40:04Z")

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Hi

I’m having a bit of a battle with NativeSpace who are hosting my rails  
app.

Having had to downgrade from Rails 3.0.0.rc to 2.3.8 and then finding  
that I was having major issues with that version and Mongrel 1.1.15  
I’ve had to go back down to 2.3.5!!!

Now I have the following in my .htaccess:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP\_HOST} ^worldtripper.co.uk$ [OR]  
RewriteCond %{HTTP\_HOST} ^www.worldtripper.co.uk$  
RewriteRule ^/?$ “http://enigmahostingcompany.co.uk:  
12004/” [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP\_HOST} ^worldtripper.co.uk$ [OR]  
RewriteCond %{HTTP\_HOST} ^www.worldtripper.co.uk$  
RewriteRule ^/?$ “http://127.0.0.1:12004%  
{REQUEST\_URI}” [P,QSA,L]

Which is not working … and apparently it’s “my problem” to resolve.

When I type [www.worldtripper.co.uk](http://www.worldtripper.co.uk) … I’d like it to stay that way  
and the “transparent redirect” to be just that … transparent. But  
it’s not … it’s changing to [enigmahostingcompany.co.uk:12005/](http://enigmahostingcompany.co.uk:12005/) which  
is not ideal.

Does any one have any ideas on how I can get this to work …

Or is it a problem with Rails?

I’ve been going at this for days … and I’m not getting far! But it’s  
sooooo close … it’s frustrating!

Thanks in advance

Darren