Windows host file or similar force IE servername to full domain

Have a server on our network that r开发者_StackOverflow社区uns a webservice so when you go to URL it shows as http:\myserver

Can I use the hostfile of something similar to force the URL to display as http:\myserver.domain.com

??? Please help.

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Create a DNS record that points the server's IP address to the name you want to use in the URL.

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I think the following in your .htaccess should do the trick without creating a redirect loop:

Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^SERVER$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* http://SERVER.domain%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

It may need a bit if tweeking, but it's how I would do it.