Utilizing the power of the apache module mod_rewrite, however, we could match specific patterns for entire folders and redirect them to their new URLs without having to go through every PHP script. Also, several of our pages were static HTML and it was not practical to use javascript or META tags for redirection.


Addition Redirect options can be found in my 301 Redirect Help page.

Link:
http://…/guide-to-applying-301-redirects-with-apache

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