301 redirect problems on site not yet moved

[ShaMenz]

OK, so what you are actually trying to do is redirect from one page on the new server to another page on the new server, regardless of anything that is happening on the old server?

Sha

[ShaMenz]

If you post the content of your .htaccess file we can see if there is a problem with your syntax.

Other things to remember:

1. Don't qualify your FROM or TO (when you fail over your domain the .htaccess will break the site

2. Remember that your WordPress installation will break when you fail over your domain as it has been installed to your test domain.

Hope that helps,

Sha

[Wardy]

Yes this is correct. Although I've tried it with the old page on the new server and with the old page not there on the new server but I can't get the re-direct to work.

Below is the contents of my .htaccess file.

Thankyou for your help!

BEGIN WordPress

<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~freefsuk/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /~freefsuk/index.php [L]</ifmodule>

END WordPress

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C).script.(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]

Options -Indexes

protect the htaccess file

<files .htaccess="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files>

protect wpconfig.php

<files wp-config.php="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files>

<files wp-login.php="">Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from ...*</files>

Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://edit/~mysite/magazine-freebies

[ShaMenz]

Hi Wardy,

The .htaccess file is read from top to bottom and the first Rule which matches is the Rule that will be used. This means that currently, your Wordpress Rule is a "catch-all" and the 301 will never be executed.

So, the 301 needs to be placed above the Wordpress Rule in the .htaccess

Hope this helps,

Sha

[Wardy]

Thanks for the reply again Sha!

So I have put

Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://edit/~mysite/magazine-freebies

at the very top of the .htaccess but the redirect still does not take place.

This is how it now looks. I'm sorry if I'm being daft here by the way!

Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://edit/~mysite/magazine-freebiesagazine-freebies

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C).script.(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]

BEGIN WordPress

<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~freefsuk/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /~freefsuk/index.php [L]</ifmodule>

END WordPress

Options -Indexes

protect the htaccess file

<files .htaccess="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files>

protect wpconfig.php

<files wp-config.php="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files>

<files wp-login.php="">Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from ...**</files>

[ShaMenz]

Hi Wardy,

I think we are nearly there

This is what the first block of your .htaccess should look like:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

**RewriteRule  ^/magazines.htm$ /magazine-freebies [R=301,L]**RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C).script.(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]

The rest remains the same, but you will need to remove the old rule from the end of the file.

Hope that helps,

Sha

[Wardy]

Thanks again for the reply and being patient!

It still isn't working for me.

Obviosuly magazines.htm hasn't been uploaded at any point on the new server but that won't make any difference would it?

[ShaMenz]

Hi Wardy,

Check your Private Messages please.

Also, a couple of questions.

1. Is the file called .htaccess?
2. I the page magazine-freebies a static URL or a Wordpress Blog Category Page?

Please make your .htaccess file look like this

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule  ^/magazines.htm$ /magazine-freebies

Just these two lines, and test to see if it works.

Sha

[Wardy]

Hi Sha,

yes it all works, I think my problem was because of trying it on a test server etc.

You have abeen a great help!

[ShaMenz]

Ah...Great news!

Glad to help and I hope the new site will do well for you

Sha