Can I do simple redirect in htaccess if ? is in URL

I know how to redirect static pages in the htaccess page as follows:

Redirect Permanent /old_address.html /new_address.html

Is there some way to make this work with a question mark in a URL:

Redirect Permanent /old_address.html?ID=5 /newaddress.html

The first redirect above works for me, but the second doesn't. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks

 

RewriteRule (I'm not sure about the Redirect directive), doesn't take query strings(the part after the question mark) into account. Your only bet is to use RewriteCond to match the query string.

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^ID=5$
RewriteRule ^old_address\.html /newaddress.html [R=301,L]

Code (markup):

 

I just wanted to thank seismic2. I have looked for a way to redirect from one phpBB thread to another the whole morning today, and your answer is the only one that worked for me. Thank you!