howto: Server - using mod_rewrite for redirects  rev 24 nov 2018

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info:

  * How to make redirects through the cPanel;
      https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/cpanel/cpanel-domain-features/redirects

 * How to make redirects in the .htaccess file;
    https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/developer-corner/apache-web-server/rewriting-urls-with-the-mod-rewrite-module
    There's sample code there.

 * You can also do complex replace code. see docs below.


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example .htaccess to do this

    Example: for changing ASP urls to wordpress, you might have lines like this;
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule  ^news.aspx$  /news
 
    (You only need to have "Rewrite Engine on" one, at the beginning.)


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documentation:

  * The rewrite rules:
      https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriterule

  * Everything you would ever want to know about mod_rewrite!
      https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html

  * Apache: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly)
      https://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/linux/apache/

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