htaccess redirect remove category slug from url

Question

Using .htaccess file in apache server, how can I get

http://mysite/[category]/[post-title]

redirect to

http://mysite/[post-title]

where [category] and [post-title] could be any category name and post-titles respectively.

please help.

thanks

Answer 1

if you are using wordpress i recommend that plugin

WP No Category Base

it works like a charm with my blog

Answer 2

Try:

RedirectMatch 301 ^/[^/]+/([^/]+)/?$ /$1