help! I'm in ISPconfig3 .htaccess hell

[aristotlejones]

I simply want to put an .htaccess file in my web directory for a site on an ISPConfig3 server that will redirect from www.domainname.com to just domainname.com

I've tried adding this to the .htaccess file

//Rewrite to www
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.zapboombang.com[nc]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://zapboombang.com/$1 [r=301,nc]

and other variations found online, however non are working. Does anyone know if .htaccess files are being blocked higher up in a config somewhere or what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks

[aristotlejones]

Ok, solved it

the key is to enable the www subdomain in the ISPconfig3 sites domain settings, then put in the redirect as follows:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} www.domain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]