301 redirect sub folder trouble .htaccess

[misterm2008]

Hi

I am pulling my hair out with this one.

I am trying to redirect an old sub folder to a higher level page on my site, so in .htaccess am using:

redirect 301 /landscape-gallery/oil-paintings/ http://www.mysite.co.uk/landscape-oil.html

But when I go to the old url in my browser:

http://www.mysite.co.uk/landscape-gallery/oil-paintings/ 

the resulting url after the redirect is:

http://www.mysite.co.uk/landscape-oil.htmloil-paintings/

Am I forgetting to do something here?

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Many thnaks

Mr M

[g1smd]

Use a RewriteRule with the [R=301,L] flags, and you'll preserve your sanity, and your remaining hair.

[misterm2008]

Thanks for the reply

I should have mention I'd already tried that too, which did exactly the same thing :/

Is there something wrong with my syntax?

RewriteRule /landscape-gallery/oil-paintings/ http://www.mysite.co.uk/landscape-oil.html [R=301,L]

Many thanks

Mr M

[misterm2008]

Fixed it.

Like a melon, I was declaring a higher level redirect before the sublevel redirect (redirect 301 /landscape-gallery/).

Swapped the order and it now works.

Thanks so much for your help :)

Mr M

[g1smd]

Don't just swap the order, make sure that ALL of your rules use RewriteRule.

Mixing Redirect with RewriteRule can cause problems, often discussed in previous threads.