htaccess & 301 redirect

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August 6, 2019
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Example of code in the .htaccess file below. Not sure why it is not working. Should those old files be purged from the server, or does it not matter? I did purge one of them during my testing, but did not make a difference. I get the Server Error 404 page. I even tried making the first call of the 'old' URL absolute. No luck! I just want these old pages to redirect to the homepage.

Redirect 301 /summer_autumn/index.htm http://www.url.com

Redirect 301 /activity_groups/index.htm http://www.url.com

Would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you!

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Paul-M

Legend

who's your web host ?

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Paul-M

Legend

That looks ok to me - maybe some other issue - have you checked with your web host?

Alternative approach if you have mod_rewrite enabled:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/summer_autumn/index.htm [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/activity_groups/index.htm
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.url.com/? [L,R=301]

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