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Introduction

One of the most effective ways to perform a page or website redirection is by using the .htaccess file. This file can be found in the public_html directory of your website. If the .htaccess file does not already exist, you can create it manually within the public_html folder.

Steps to Redirect Using .htaccess

Step 1: Access the server or control panel

• You can either access the server via SSH or use the control panel’s File Manager to manage the .htaccess file.

Step 2: Open the .htaccess file

• Locate and open the .htaccess file in the public_html directory.
• Example DirectAdmin path:

  /home/<user>/domains/<domain-name>/public_html/.htaccess

   

Common Redirect Scenarios Using .htaccess

1. Redirect non-www to www

This rule redirects visitors from domain.com to www.domain.com.

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain.com$ [NC] 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

2. Redirect www to non-www

This rule redirects visitors from www.domain.com to domain.com.

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.domain.com [NC] 
RewriteRule (.*) http://domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

3. Redirect to a new URL

This rule redirects visitors from old-website.com.my to new-website.com.my.

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^old-website.com.my$ [NC] 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.new-website.com.my/$1 [L,R=301,NC]

4. Redirect to a new local directory

This rule redirects visitors to a specific subdirectory of the same domain.

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [NC] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$ 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /subdirectory-name/$1 [L]

5. Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

This rule forces HTTP requests to redirect to HTTPS.

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$ 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R]

Conclusion

By using the .htaccess file, you can easily manage various types of redirects, such as redirecting from non-www to www, moving visitors to a new URL, or enforcing HTTPS. Each scenario above includes specific rules that can be copied and customized based on your website’s needs.

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