Redirect Users from deleted folder to homepage using .htaccess

[XMLMania]

Hi

The situation is that I have recently deleted a folder which was a directory which many people used. I get lots of errors each day with "ERROR 404 not found".

I want to redirect: domain.com/dir/ TO domain.com

I would like it so that any other URL from the directory folder is also redirected.

E.g. domain.com/dir/ANYTHING-HERE.php?SOMETHING=ANYTHING

Does anyone know how to do this? And is it possible to redirect using .htaccess from a folder that doesn't exist on the server?

Thanks!

[jdMorgan]

XMLMania,

> Is it possible to redirect using .htaccess from a folder that doesn't exist on the server?

Yes, your problem is very easy to solve using .htaccess. Here's a good place to start: Introduction to mod_rewrite [webmasterworld.com]

You can put the redirect into the top-level directory of the site (web root), and it will redirect the requests for the missing subdirectory. You can use either mod_alias or mod_rewrite to accomplish this. mod_alias is simpler, mod_rewrite more complex and powerful.

Jim

[XMLMania]

Cheers! Very useful info