301 help needed

[blueleaf]

I need help removing a folder from hundreds of URL's. Hopefully something short and sweet of the 301 nature.

Example of what I'm needing to do with hundreds of files:
http://www.example.com/folder/file.html to http://www.example.com/file.html

[richardk]

Try (mod_alias)

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Redirect 301 /folder/ http://www.example.com/

[blueleaf]

I just tried that code but I get my 404 page instead of the new page.

[richardk]

Hmm. Try the following in a .htaccess file in your document root

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Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^folder(/(.*))?$ /$2 [R=301,L]

If it doesn't work, check if mod_rewrite is enabled.

[blueleaf]

Thanks. I got the first example working.

[blueleaf]

Hi again. I've changed my mind and am using the second example, which also works great.

Now for an additional problem. I have a handful of pages that changed their names a few years ago. I had been using the form of:

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Redirect 301 /folder/oldpage.html http://www.example.com/folder/newpage.html

where "folder" is the same folder addressed in my previous problem. The problem is that these redirects are no longer working. How would I add them to the "folder" solution using mod_rewrite? Also, would they need to come before or after that code?

[richardk]

Try

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Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^folder/oldpage\.html$ /newpage.html [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^folder(/(.*))?$ /$2 [R=301,L]

You may need to clear your browser's cache.

[blueleaf]

Thanks once again! That does the trick so far (I've got to check that nothing else got broken in the process but I doubt that it did).