Htaccess how do i ?

MoneyMan · 06-24-2008, 10:46 PM

How do i redirect 404 pages to the homepage using the .htaccess file ? i have recently renewed and renamed some URL's and id would rather people got my homepage than a 404 Error

Iearn-Money · 06-25-2008, 01:42 AM

Just go to your.htaccess file (or control panel) and type in the following:

Quote:

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

Change the name "404.php" to whatever the name for your custom error page is.

You might be tempted to type in:

Quote:

ErrorDocument 404 http://www.mysite.com/404.php *WRONG! Results in 200 OK*

But it won't work. Usually it will result in a 200 OK response. Once again, the path must be relative to root or it won't respond with a 404 error code properly.

I think it will work with you!

jasonk47 · 06-25-2008, 08:15 AM

Wouldn't that redirect all of his 404 errors to the homepage if he were to use the homepage as his error page? A better solution would be to 301 redirect from the no longer active pages to the new pages:

How to Redirect a Web Page Using a 301 Redirect

sujal · 07-17-2008, 10:00 AM

Htaccess can be used to password-protect directories on your web site. All files and any subdirectories within a directory protected by htaccess will also be protected.

Dacian · 07-25-2008, 07:10 AM

The .htaccess file goes in the directory you want to protect.
The passwordfile (allowlist) that you create by running the htpasswd
command should go in your home directory.

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jasonk47 Im new :) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California Posts: 22 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0) Recent Blog: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. Back Up Pidgin Settings and Data jasonk47 has no status.	Wouldn't that redirect all of his 404 errors to the homepage if he were to use the homepage as his error page? A better solution would be to 301 redirect from the no longer active pages to the new pages: How to Redirect a Web Page Using a 301 Redirect

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Dacian Im new :) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0) Recent Blog: [CaRP] Failed to open file: 7 Dacian has no status.	The .htaccess file goes in the directory you want to protect. The passwordfile (allowlist) that you create by running the htpasswd command should go in your home directory.