How do I add "www." to "http://mydomain.com/..." for each link on my website pages?

[bnamodel]

When I click on any link in the sideboxes or other places that are predefined on my page, I get to the address of "http://mydomain.com/..." without "www" in it. So I'm wondering whether there is any method to add www to those addresses. Maybe change the code in some php file??

I really need your help!! Thank you.

[afo]

Why do you feel you need to do that? mydomain.com is just as valid as www.mydomain.com.

Check what you have in admin/includes/configuration.php and includes/configuration.php.

[RodG]

Why do you feel you need to do that? mydomain.com is just as valid as www.mydomain.com.
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True, but how else are we going to get people to wear out their 'w' key unless we force them?

I liken this one to "PIN numbers" and "ATM machines" .... the "http://" isn't enough to convince people they are visiting a web page, it simply HAS to be "http://www." just to be doubly sure.

Sheesh, don't you know nuffing.

Cheers
Rod

ps. I've actually had people tell me that it isn't a "real" web address unless it has a "www" in it. After many years I've finally relented, and all of our domains have the 'www' host CNAME'd to our main domain names. <sigh>

[afo]

ps. I've actually had people tell me that it isn't a "real" web address unless it has a "www" in it. After many years I've finally relented, and all of our domains have the 'www' host CNAME'd to our main domain names. <sigh>

I believe it. We are creatures of habit, aren't we?

[dfmc]

There are those of us, who are less tech savvy than the super genius techies out there, so it was and is a valid question. I stumbled upon this thread while looking for the answer to the question myself, hence my reply to it.

My site does not include the "www" either, though I can pull it up with or without the www. Googlebot has taken up residence collecting data on the site, so I'd have to agree that either way is valid, meaning with or without the www part.

It did get confusing when I was trying to log in to admin the first time or three because I was using the "www" in the url and login failed time and time again.

I went back and checked my printed documents and entered the url without the www and was able to login just fine from then on.

I guess if I change this setting as described above in the config files I'd have to start adding the www. part again to login to admin from then on too wouldn't I?

I'll stick with the shortened version for now. Less typing!

[tino.schlegel]

If you would like to forward people to www.mydomain.com when they enter myDomain.com, add this to you .htaccess on the root level

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^myDomain.com\.
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.myDomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

And make sure your store address in the configuration files is www.myDomain.com