.htaccess redirect for a single file 1

[sagobogger]

I need to redirect the url for one file e.g.

http://www.mydomain.net/dir/thatfile.gif

to a different file

http://www.mydomain.net/dir/thisfile.php

No wildcards/regex, just one defined URL to another defined URL.

Could someone please show me the RewriteRule for that?

Thanks!

 

[feherke]

Hi

In the subject and your first sentence you are saying "redirect". There is no need for [tt]RewriteRule[/tt] for that. A [tt]Redirect[/tt] is enough :

Redirect /dir/thatfile.gif /dir/thatfile.php

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[sagobogger]

I added that redirect line to my .htaccess and the whole site became unreachable with a 500 error.

 

[feherke]

Hi

Check your logs. Check the HTTP headers send and returned. Check the permissions for the .htaccess file and what settings are allowed by [tt]AllowOverride[/tt] directives.

It works for me.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[elgrandeperro]

I believe that the target of a redirect MUST be a full URL:

Redirect /dir/thatfile.gif

http://www.mydomain.net/dir/thatfile.php

 

[sagobogger]

The big dog has the answer, it needs a full URL as the target. Thanks!

 

[sagobogger]

RewriteRule will also work. The difference is that a Redirect will cause the browser to display the target URL in the address box, but with a RewriteRule the displayed URL is the original one.