Simple redirect question.

[gosman]

I have a site that has backlinks to an old directory that no longer exists. Lets call this mysite/dir1

I want to redirect mysite/dir1 to a another relevant directory. Lets call this mysite/dir2

How do I do this using .htaccess

[jazzle]

putting your .htaccess file in the root of your site with the following contents

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^dir1(/.*)?$ http://www.example.com/dir2$1 [R=301,NC,L]

should do it, assuming that by 'mysite' you meant www.mysite.com

[gosman]

Cheers Jazzle.

Works fine.

[jazzle]

Excellent, happy to help :)

[dipa]

Hello,

pls explan the syntax,I hv the same problem.
^dir1(/.*)?$ http://www.example.com/dir2$1 [R=301,NC,L]

Thanks,
d

[jdMorgan]

dipa,

The documents cited in our forum charter [webmasterworld.com] should help you get started. Also see the Apache Forum section of the WebmasterWorld library [webmasterworld.com].

Jim