url redirect question... calling all web geeks...

[benos]

Say I wanted to have some sort of redirect in place on my server, that would make any link (from a group of maybe 50 pages) that the url began with, for example:

"http://www.brianenos.com/store/testdirectory"

... redirect to one page, such as, for example:

"http://www.brianenos.com/store/announcement.html"

I have no idea where to even begin.

[chowellacsbd]

Say I wanted to have some sort of redirect in place on my server, that would make any link (from a group of maybe 50 pages) that the url began with, for example:

"http://www.brianenos.com/store/testdirectory"

... redirect to one page, such as, for example:

"http://www.brianenos.com/store/announcement.html"

I have no idea where to even begin.

You would need to have an .htaccess file at the top level of your servers root directory. An .htaccess file is a hidden file that executes top level commands such as forwarding an entire domain, specific pages, etc.

[chowellacsbd]

Say I wanted to have some sort of redirect in place on my server, that would make any link (from a group of maybe 50 pages) that the url began with, for example:

"http://www.brianenos.com/store/testdirectory"

... redirect to one page, such as, for example:

"http://www.brianenos.com/store/announcement.html"

I have no idea where to even begin.

You would need to have an .htaccess file at the top level of your servers root directory. An .htaccess file is a hidden file that executes top level commands such as forwarding an entire domain, specific pages, etc.

Also, what you'll need to know is that .htaccess files are invisible on most machines so you'll need to create and edit that file directly on your server using something like Coda (www.panic.com), which is what we use everyday to design and build sites for clients. Make sure you're able to view "invisible files" though.

WARNING... .htaccess files are VERY powerful and can be detrimental if not utilized properly.

[Mapzter]

One way to do it, assuming your webserver is Apache:

in a .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^/store/testdirectory http://www.brianenos.com/store/announcement.html

[benos]

Is the htaccess file responsible for the error message you see when you try to access a webpage that is not on the server, like this:

http://www.brianenos.com/pages/dillonfaqs1.html

[StraightUp_OG]

No http status codes are issued by your Apache web server.

[StraightUp_OG]

As far as the 301/302 (redirect) you could also create a php page and just use headers such as this:

header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');

header('Location: http://www.example.com/');

exit();

This shows 7 methods for issuing 3xx codes http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/ApacheRedirect.html

Edited February 9, 2013 by StraightUp_OG

[benos]

Thanks for the info StraightUp_OG!

[StraightUp_OG]

My pleasure!