Redirect domains single pages and maintain url

Question

I have several domain names that need to point to individual pages on a single host and still maintain the URL. For example:

examplesite1.com needs to point at mainsite.com/examplesite1.php but still display examplesite1.com

examplesite2.com needs to point at mainsite.com/examplesite2.php but still display examplesite2.com

The host doesn't allow parked domains and has very limited add-on domains, so it seems my only way of linking the domains is via web forwarding. I can get the forwarding to arrive at the correct pages, but I don't seem to have any control over it with .htaccess and therefore the actual URL displays - presumably because the redirect happens prior to arriving at the host.

Is there any way around this? I'd rather not use the registrar's cloaking or use frames if I can avoid it.

Edit: Requested info

I have tried to implement this, examplesite1.com is set to forward to mainsite.com

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?examplesite1\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mainsite.com/examplesite1.php [R=301,L]

I've also tried several variations of similar .htaccess rules but nothing has any effect at all.

I have tried doing this with the 1 add-on domain that I'm allowed, adding examplesite1.com as an add-on domain. This results in the correct page loading, but it displays the 'actual' url

Answer 1

If the URL changes then it's a redirect if doesn't then its not a redirect... there's no workaround. You don't want a redirect method as it won't work.

Theses are just some methods that will work:

• iframe
• domain masking
• cross-site ajax
• readfile()
• ftpfs
• shared hosting (php include)
• Remote SQL Sharing ..... list goes on....

I'm not going to explain every method since you can find all this info on stack overflow.

Shared Hosting

This is the easiest method.

Lets say you have:

• Mainsite = var/www/

  • SiteA = var/www/siteA

  • SiteB = var/www/siteB

    1. Make a index.php file in SiteA with <?php include 'var/www/examplesite1.php';
    2. Make another file in SiteB with <?php include 'var/www/examplesite2.php';