Htaccess Redirect Generator

An .htaccess redirect generator writes the Apache configuration lines that send visitors — and search engines — from an old URL to a new one. The workhorse is the 301 redirect (moved permanently): Redirect 301 /old-page/ https://example.com/new-page/. Browsers follow it instantly and Google transfers the old URL's ranking signals to the new address.

The syntax is unforgiving: one typo in an .htaccess file can 500-error the whole site, and a wrong pattern can loop redirects infinitely. Generating tested lines beats improvising them — especially for pattern-based rules (RewriteRule) that use regular expressions.

Choose what you're redirecting — a single page, a folder, a whole domain, or www/non-www and HTTP→HTTPS canonicalization — enter old and new URLs, and copy the correct .htaccess block.

The cases that come up constantly: retiring a page (Redirect 301 /old.html to the new URL — do this instead of deleting, or the page's inbound links die as 404s); moving a site to a new domain (RewriteRule sending everything across while preserving paths); and forcing one canonical address so example.com, www.example.com, and the HTTP versions all land on https://www — search engines treat them as separate URLs otherwise, splitting your rankings.

Deployment: append the lines to the .htaccess file in your site root (it may be hidden — enable "show hidden files"), then test in a private window. Use 301 for permanent moves — it passes SEO value; use 302 only for genuinely temporary detours, because it tells Google to keep the old URL indexed.