Migration to Apache from Zeus

[allan smith]

I have just migrated my website to Apache - mainly because I kept running into problems with the non-standard .htaccess support in Zeus.

Everything went well with the transfer except - .... the .htaccess - now why aren't I surprised.

Can anyone help out with the proper Apache code that is equivalent to the following Zeus:

# <-- re-direct any old partners references to new website -->
redirect permanent /partners/allans/* http://www.avalon-family-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html

Any help greatfully received

[allan smith]

I expect that the 'redirect' needs to be 'RedirectMatch' but dont understand the reg ex needed and I dont see how to make it a '301' 'permanent' redirect when using 'RedirectMatch'. using Rewrite is also an option I suppose but I find that even more confusing.

What I want is any reference to any file in the folder
http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/partners/allans/
to redirect to
http://www.avalon-family-history.pwp....uk/index.html

[allan smith]

I tried

RedirectMatch 301 ^/partners/allans/(.*)$ http://www.avalon-family-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html

That seems to redirect pretty much any file requeted from that folder

BUT
not http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk...ans/index.html

[allan smith]

Ahh - the dreaded typo - It all works - and I did it all by myself -
aren't I pleased

Just shows what a bit of perseverence can do

Sorry to have disturbed everyone