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We are on a Network Solutions VPS, four domains all one IP.

In vhost.config file for a single domain, the following will work:

Redirect 301 /1234 http://example.com/

But the following 3 rewrites will not work:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^1234$ / [R=301,L]

Options +FollowSymlinks 
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^1234$ / [R=301,L]

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^1234$ http://example.com [R=301,L]

These are just tests to get something more serious done with mod rewrite in vhost.config. I feel like I must just be missing something simple. If anyone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.

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Have you tried adding a leading slash? i.e., RewriteRule ^/1234$? – Andrew M. Apr 1 '11 at 12:14
Why would I try that ? :) Seriously thanks, works like a charm, and I appreciate the help. – kidcobra Apr 1 '11 at 18:01
Yeah, Apache can be a little weird... it doesn't explicitly say it in the docs, but its one of those "gotchas" that only makes sense AFTER you figure it out. :) I added this as an answer so you can resolve the question. – Andrew M. Apr 2 '11 at 2:29
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Adding answer from my comment. Adding a leading slash makes it match the full path from the base, as opposed to a path component.

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