title: .htaccess non-www to www URL Redirect Erases any URL path beyond base url
body: <p>When visitors go, to say,:</p>
  
  <p>http://<strong>website.com/dir/dir2/file.html</strong></p>
  
  <p>My re-write clears the path beyond the base url and redirects them to the home page with www. in the front:</p>
  
  <p>http://<strong>www.website.com/</strong></p>
  
  <p>How can I prevent the stripping from occurring and sending visitors to the homepage instead of their requested url? FYI, the URLs in question DO exist.</p>
  
  <p>Thanx!</p>