Is it necessary to have a separate .htaccess file for each subdomain in PHP, or can redirects be managed in a single file?
To manage redirects for multiple subdomains in PHP, it is not necessary to have a separate .htaccess file for each subdomain. Redirects can be managed in a single .htaccess file by using RewriteCond to check the %{HTTP_HOST} variable and apply different rules based on the subdomain. By using this approach, you can efficiently manage redirects for multiple subdomains in a single file.
RewriteEngine on
# Redirect subdomain1.example.com to newdomain1.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain1\.example\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://newdomain1.com/$1 [L,R=301]
# Redirect subdomain2.example.com to newdomain2.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain2\.example\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://newdomain2.com/$1 [L,R=301]