[SOLVED] Redirect all files in a folder

[FrankD Profile]

Hi,

Quick question about using a map-file in Helicon Ape.

My .htaccess:

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RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteMap mapfile txt:map.txt

RewriteCond ${mapfile:$1|NOT_FOUND} !NOT_FOUND
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ http://www.domain.com/${mapfile:$1} [NC,R=301,L]

My map.txt so far:

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index.html      /
index.htm      /
old-folder/default.asp      new-folder/something-default.asp


Question: Is is possible to redirect everything from some non-existing, old folder using a map-file or should this be in the .htaccess file? How?
For example, when a visitor goes to http://www.domain.com/older-folder/test.html redirect him/her to http://www.domain.com/new-folder/something-default.asp

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Frank

[HeliconAndrew]

Hello,

If I'd need to wildcard the whole folder, I'd try the following additional rule with mapfile:

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RewriteMap newMap txt:Nmap.txt

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond ${newMap:$1|NOT_FOUND} !NOT_FOUND
RewriteRule ^older-folder/(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/new-folder/${newMap:$1} [NC,R=301,L]


where newMap is:

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test.asp somethingNew.html

p.s. OR you may keep existing mapfile and have sufficient entries for oldFolder and NewFolder

Regards
Andrew

[FrankD Profile]

Thanks for the quick reply. I've tested this and it works as long as I have the entry in the new map-file.

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. What I'm looking for, and maybe this can be done without a map-file, is when a visitor goes to any file in the older-folder, 301 redirect him/her to http://www.domain.com/new-folder/somefile.asp every time. So whether the visitor goes to http://www.domain.com/older-folder/test.asp, http://domain.com/older-folder/blabla.htm, https://www.domain.com/older-folder/blibli.html etc. it should always 301 redirect to http://www.domain.com/new-folder/somefile.asp as long as /older-folder/ was used. non-www and https should redirect too if possible.

Many thanks,
Frank

[HeliconAndrew]

Helllo,

than try using the following:

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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^older-folder/.*$ http://www.domain.com/new-folder/somepage.asp [NC,R=301,L]

Regards
Andrew

[FrankD Profile]

Thanks Andrew. I'll try that!

[warriorfullights Profile]

It worked. Thanks a lot.