In response to a message [Andy Warwick] sent [12:19 26.04.02 +0100]: Hi Andy, this works on my machine: RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} ^dev RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/client1 RewriteRule /client1(.*) http://example.com/client1$1 [R] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$ RewriteRule /(.*) http://example.com$1 [R] #redirect to main root dir: RewriteRule /(.*) http://example.com$1 [R] RewriteEngine on #This is need when used in .htaccess file: RewriteBase / #If it's your dev. subdomain: RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} ^dev #and if the URI starts with /client1: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/client1 #redirect to main domain's client dir: RewriteRule /client1(.*) http://example.com/client1$1 [R] #OTOH when calling the root dir: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$ #redirect to main root dir: RewriteRule /(.*) http://example.com$1 [R] HTH hpoe -- Henning Poerschke http://webmediaconception.com +49-700-WMCONCEPT mailto:hp at webmediaconception.com