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user3168511
user3168511

Reputation: 254

Redirect with numbers in URL

I have a redirect like this

Redirect 301 /dir/dir/843-987 /new_page

but instead to redirect to "/new_page" it does "/new_page/843-987" Why? And how to avoid this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 133

Answers (2)

LIGHT
LIGHT

Reputation: 5712

If 843-987 is a static term, you can use the following code:

RewriteRule ^dir/dir/843-987/?$ /new_page [L,NC,R=301]

If 843-987 is a range of number, you can use the following code:

RewriteRule ^dir/dir/(84[3-9]|8[5-9][0-9]|9[0-7][0-9]|98[0-7])/?$ /new_page [L,NC,R=301]

Breaking down for 843 to 987 range:

Parse Into Range:

843 - 849
850 - 899
900 - 979
980 - 987

Parse Into Block Regex:

84[3-9]
8[5-9][0-9]
9[0-7][0-9]
98[0-7]

Combining Into Regex Pattern:

(84[3-9]|8[5-9][0-9]|9[0-7][0-9]|98[0-7])

Upvotes: 1

anubhava
anubhava

Reputation: 785146

That is how Redirect directive works as it appends current URI to target.

You should use more power mod_rewrite rules for finer control:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^dir/dir/843-987/?$ /new_page [L,NC,R=301]

Make sure to use a new browser to test the change or clear cache completely.

Upvotes: 1

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