How to create .HTaccess file and how can I use it in my website?

**chandrakant** · 04-29-2008, 08:32 AM

Dear all,

can anybody explain me why we use Htaccess and how can we create and use use it in the website. I am in huge confusion in page errors. kindly make me understand how to redirect a page if it shows some server error. kindly explain me the types of errors and in numbers like 404 so on..

Kind regards
chandrakant

**wisdomtool** · 04-29-2008, 08:34 AM

Use a text editor to create a .htaccess

There is a lot of guides to how to use it, just do a google.

**chrishirst** · 04-29-2008, 02:45 PM

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/htaccess.html

**brandonroy** · 05-05-2008, 11:54 AM

first of all, the file has to be named .htaccess (don't forget the dot)
Are you trying to redirect old broken URL's to new ones? Just put a line for each URL you want to do such as:

redirect 301 /oldpagetitle.html http://www.yourdomainhere.com/newpagetitle.html

Notice the gap in between the two. Don't forget it. And remember that you don't need to put the whole old url at the beginning. just the /oldpagetitle.html or whatever URL format you use for pages.

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chandrakant Junior Talker Posts: 3 Name: Chandrakant Mohanty Talkupation:	Dear all, can anybody explain me why we use Htaccess and how can we create and use use it in the website. I am in huge confusion in page errors. kindly make me understand how to redirect a page if it shows some server error. kindly explain me the types of errors and in numbers like 404 so on.. Kind regards chandrakant

05-05-2008, 11:54 AM	#4 (permalink) Re: How to create .HTaccess file and how can I use it in my website?
brandonroy Novice Talker Posts: 10 Name: brandon Talkupation:	first of all, the file has to be named .htaccess (don't forget the dot) Are you trying to redirect old broken URL's to new ones? Just put a line for each URL you want to do such as: redirect 301 /oldpagetitle.html http://www.yourdomainhere.com/newpagetitle.html Notice the gap in between the two. Don't forget it. And remember that you don't need to put the whole old url at the beginning. just the /oldpagetitle.html or whatever URL format you use for pages.