Problem w/ 301 Redirect

[Melia]

Here is how I did the configuration of the redirects:

I don’t understand why the destination page is different from the one is configured in the apache server.  Any ideas?

For example:

http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/entertainment/ is being already being 301 redirected to a 404 page (http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.htmlentertainment/) that does not exist on the Apache server. As you can see, the url was incorrectly written.

Another occurrence from the spreadsheet is http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/gallery/beach.html, which is also being 301 redirected to a 404 page (http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.htmlgallery/beach.html). This is causing a hard 404 page.

Here is my .httpaccess file:

<virtualhost 192.168.200.25:80=""></virtualhost>

ServerAdmin ecommerce@sol-group.com

DocumentRoot /home/www/solgroup/americas/meliacaribetropical.com

ServerName  www.meliacaribetropical.com

ServerAlias meliacaribetropical.com

Redirect permanent /spanish/services/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/services.html

Redirect permanent /entertainment/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/services.html

Redirect permanent /press/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/restaurantes/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/entertainment/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/services/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html

Redirect permanent /es/spa/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/accommodations/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/habitaciones.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/spa/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/royal/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicio-real.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/dining/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/flintstones/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/galeria/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/visor.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/gallery/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/visor.html

Redirect permanent /es/reuniones-eventos/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/grupos.html

Redirect permanent /lowest-rate.php http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/los-picapiedra/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /gallery/beach.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /gallery/dining.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/gastronomy.html

Redirect permanent /gallery/pools.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/sitemap.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/galeria/playa.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/galeria/restaurantes.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html

Redirect permanent /es/galeria/piscinas.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/prensa/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/gallery/beach.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/gallery/pools.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/gallery/dining.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/press/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /en/groups.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/groups.html

Redirect permanent /terms-condition.php http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/all_inclusive.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/terms-condition.php http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/prensa/family-facilities-amenities.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/outside-us-telephone-listing.php http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/press/melia-international-brand-overhaul.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/prensa/melia-international-brand-overhaul.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /press/family-facilities-amenities.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /press/melia-international-brand-overhaul.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

Redirect permanent /es/prensa/melia-caribe-tropical-announces-fall-promotion.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /spanish/press/melia-caribe-tropical-announces-fall-promotion.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Redirect permanent /press/melia-caribe-tropical-announces-fall-promotion.html http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html

[JaspalX]

The one example I looked at: /spanish/entertainment/ is being redirected to es/servicios.html

That's what your htaccess file redirect does

Redirect permanent /spanish/entertainment/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.co...

Not sure I see the problem here?

[Melia]

Try looking at the pages below, we are currently using a meta reshresh at 0 seconds. We're still trying to find out how to do a 301 redirect.

<colgroup><col width="636"></colgroup> <colgroup><col width="342"></colgroup> <colgroup><col width="64"></colgroup>
| OLD URL | 301 To: | Status |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/groups.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/groups.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/entertainment/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/services.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/all_inclusive.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/galeria/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/visor.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/los-picapiedra/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/outside-us-telephone-listing.php | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/restaurantes/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/reuniones-eventos/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/grupos.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/spa/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/terms-condition.php | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/gallery/beach.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/gallery/dining.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/gastronomy.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/gallery/pools.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/lowest-rate.php | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/press/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/services/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/services.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/services/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/terms-condition.php | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html | done |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/galeria/piscinas.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/galeria/playa.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/galeria/restaurantes.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/prensa/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/prensa/family-facilities-amenities.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/prensa/melia-caribe-tropical-announces-fall-promotion.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/prensa/melia-international-brand-overhaul.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/press/family-facilities-amenities.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/press/melia-caribe-tropical-announces-fall-promotion.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/press/melia-international-brand-overhaul.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/en/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/accommodations/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/habitaciones.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/dining/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/entertainment/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/events/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/flintstones/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/gallery/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/visor.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/gallery/beach.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/gallery/dining.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/gastronomia.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/gallery/pools.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/press/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/press/melia-caribe-tropical-announces-fall-promotion.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/press/melia-international-brand-overhaul.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/royal/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicio-real.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/sitemap.html | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html |   |
| http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/spanish/spa/ | http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/servicios.html |   |

[JaspalX]

Odd that some would work and others not.

The  /spanish/entertainment/ is definitely a 301 to /es/servicios.html but I can see /es/galeria/piscinas.html is a meta refresh to the /es/index.html page.

I don't think it helps that you seem to have at least one duplicated rule for the same url (search for spanish/services in your htaccess)

The rule you've got looks okay from what I can see of it. If you do figure it out, please post the solution.

I'd clear all the redirects and build them one at a time to see what's causing this - also perhaps use RedirectMatch or RewriteRule with some regex to make things a bit tidier.

[EricaMcGillivray]

This is likely your problem:

Redirect permanent /spanish/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/index.html

Change to:

Redirect permanent /spanish/ http://www.meliacaribetropical.com/es/

Your first one was saying that anything under /spanish/ should be directed to /es/index.html, which then was adding /index.html to all your other rules due them calling both the /spanish/ folder rule & their unique one.