Simple Redirects with .htaccess

Redirect Syntax

This is the basic syntax for redirects written using the mod_alias redirect directive in Apache:

Redirect [status] URL-path URL

• Make sure you capitalize the R in Redirect or it won’t work. Everything is case sensitive.
• The status is optional and is usually a number indicating the HTTP status code you want to deliver to the browser. You can use the word permanent in the place of 301, or temp in the place of 302. If not provided, then 302 will be used as the default.
• The URL-path is required and is always a path relative to the site root, not the location of the .htaccess file.
• The URL is required and is either a path relative to the site root, assuming the redirect is within the same site, or an absolute URL if the redirect points to another site.