Here are some simplest rules to set some redirections using the .htaccess file.
How to write rewrite rule (URL rewriting, mod_rewrite)
1. To redirect a site from http to https :
Add the below in .htaccess file in public_html
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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
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2. Redirecting a domain to another domain via .htaccess
Example : Redirect abc.com to google.com
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RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^abc\.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.abc\.com$
RewriteRule ^/?$ “http\:\/\/www\.google\.com\/” [R=301,L]
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3. To redirect users to access the site with WWW
example :- redirect abc.com to http://www.abc.com
Add the below in .htaccess file
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RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^abc\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.abc.com/$1 [L,R=301]
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4. Redirect page to another page within public_html
Example 1:- to redirect design.html to index.php
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RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^design.html$ index.php
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Example2 :- rewrite site abc.com/kb/index.php to abc.com/blog/index.html
Go to kb directory and create a .htaccess file using the following commands:
#cd public_html/kb
#touch .htaccess
#vi .htaccess
Then paste the following:
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RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^index.php$ /blog/index.html
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