Hello,
I need some help. I have a page at /register. However, I also want to be able to view this register page at /book-your-place-now. I know that is possible with .htaccess but I cannot for the live of me get me head around .htaccess files.
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A:
You can use mod_rewrite (it has to be enabled on your host)
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^book\-your\-place\-now$ register [L]
This will make sure that if someone enters exactly http://www.domain.com/book-your-place-now the page http://www.domain.com/register will be loaded.
michal kralik
2010-07-26 15:46:16
No need to escape the hyphens.
Gumbo
2010-07-26 15:52:18
Good answer. I would also add that changing the `[L]` flag to `[LR]` would cause a redirect (sending the user to the '**register**' URL), which may be of some value if SEO is a concern (as duplicate content is, from what I have heard, a negative in that regard).
Lucanos
2010-07-26 16:20:44
A:
If you already have a .htaccess file add this
RewriteRule ^book-your-place-now$
register [L]
If not here is what you need I believe:
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^book-your-place-now$
register [L]
Here is a cool little tool that I used to help me understand htaccess: CoolTips.de .htaccess file generator
Ian Cant
2010-07-26 15:52:20
`RewriteRule` can only check the URL path but not the protocol or host. So this won’t work.
Gumbo
2010-07-26 15:55:26
Very true, sorry my mistake. I won't worry about correcting as michal kralik answer is already correct. Still say that .htaccess site above is well worth a look for anyone learning htaccess stuff.
Ian Cant
2010-07-26 19:57:56