[SOLVED] Redirection of domain within <VirtualHost> tag

Issue

I have the following in my apache2.conf file for a django project:

#ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"
<VirtualHost *:80>
    Alias /static /home/ubuntu/Avails/static
    # virtual host configuration
    WSGIScriptAlias / home/ubuntu/Avails/wsgi.py
</VirtualHost>

Similar to a previous question I asked here (How to redirect one domain to another).

I have two domains:

www.new.example1.com/ --> IP=1.2.3.4
www.new.example2.com/ --> IP=1.2.3.4 (same IP for both domains)

I want all requests that go to www.example2.com/* to access the requested page. I want all requests that go to www.example1.com/* to redirect to www.example2.com/*. how would I redirect a domain within the VirtualHost block, instead of using the .htaccess file?

Solution

Here is what worked. Special thanks to anubhava for the help:

1) Enable module rewrite:

$ sudo a2enmod rewrite

2) Edit apache2.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    Alias /static /home/ubuntu/Avails/static
    # virtual host configuration
    WSGIScriptAlias / home/ubuntu/Avails/wsgi.py
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^new\.example1\.net [NC]
    RewriteRule ^ http://new.example2.net%{REQUEST_URI} [NE,R=301,L]
</VirtualHost>

3) Restart apache:

$ sudo service apache2 restart

Answered By - David542

Answer Checked By - Senaida (WPSolving Volunteer)