301 redirect problem

[shpangle]

Hi!

A link to my website has been posted on another forum however the actual link has been shortened:

http://[domain]/gallery/th...s.php?album=16

as you can see the word 'thumbnails' has been replaced by '...' the actual link should be:

http://[domain]/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=16

I have tried doing a 301 redirect in my .htaccess file but just can't get anything to work, not sure if its the syntax I am getting wrong or if its not possible in the first place? I have tried things like:

RewriteEngine ON
Redirect 301 /gallery/th...s.php?album=16 http://[domain]/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=16

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mick

 

[ChrisHirst]

A .htaccess redirect isn't going to work for that, you will have to catch it on the 404 error page THEN redirect from there.

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana.

 

[shpangle]

Many thanks for your reply Chris.

Just so I know for next time, what is the reason for not being able to trap this kind of thing by a .htaccess redirect?

Thanks

Mick

Jewellery designer and artist:

http://www.shpangle.co.uk

 

[ChrisHunt]

I don't see any reason why a .htaccess shouldn't work in this case, and yours appears to be valid.

Do you have other redirects working in the same file? Some hosting plans don't allow you to do them.



-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[shpangle]

Hi!

I managed to get this working in the end (I am not one to give up even if I am told it won't work).

I implemented it in the .htaccess file as a redirect for dynamic URL’s (using the RewriteRule) and it works fine!.

Many thanks for all your help

Mick

Jewellery designer and artist:

http://www.shpangle.co.uk

 

[ChrisHirst]

Must be me then , the couple of times I've set urls truncated with ellipses .htaccess has bombed.

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana.

 

[shpangle]

Hi Chris,

I used this method and it works fine...

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^album=16$
RewriteRule ^gallery/th\.\.\.s\.php$ [my domain]/gallery/thumbnails.php\?album=16 [R=301,L]

Only took me two days to get it working (I am so glad I am not a website developer!).

Mick

Jewellery designer and artist:

http://www.shpangle.co.uk