Topic: Redirect domain without vhost and .htaccess

[gijs]

I'm wondering if it's possible to add a simple redirect from one domain to another .in Apache without the need for a vhost for the original domain.

e.g. domain.com > domain.net
But without the need for a virtualhost for domain.com and a .htaccess file.

[James Blond]

If the old domain is on a different server then

[gijs]

They both are on the same server.

But by the looks if it I can just add a 301 redirect in my main config from the old domain to the new domain? Without the need for a vhost and .htaccess for the old domain? (so simply adding a redirect and forwarding the IP from the old domain to this server)

[gijs]

Why does this not work? (it's in my main apache2.conf, the old domain doesn't have a vhost)

RedirectMatch 301 http://www.olddomain.com/(.*)$ https://www.newdomain.net/$1
RedirectMatch 301 http://olddomain.com/(.*)$ https://www.newdomain.net/$1

[covener]

[gijs]

So it's not possible to redirect without a virtualhost for this domain? I'm confused.

My question was how can I redirect a request from my old domain to a new domain by simply pointing the IP to the new server that hosts the new domain.

All I need is a redirect, no need for a htdocs folder and all that stuff that a normal domain needs.