Apache mode_rewrite

I need to make a redirect from an old url to a new url. The problem is that both urls have a space :

The problem is that apache doesn't recognize space as %20 or escaped with "\"

For example the

http:\\protocols eib.php

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I want to redirect to

http:\\automation protocols.php

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.

 

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^protocols\ eib\.php$ /automation\ protocols.php [R=301,L]

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That should do the trick.

 

It give 500 error


I tried something like this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^Firewall/VPN\ Firewall/firewall-vpn-introduction-1\.php$
/Automation-Computer-Security/computer\ gadgets/computer-security/intranet-vpn\.php [L,R=301]

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Did you have the RewriteRule all on one line?

Do you have mod_rewrite installed on the server?

The following works on my server:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^Firewall/VPN\ Firewall/firewall-vpn-introduction-1\.php$ /Automation-Computer-Security/computer\ gadgets/computer-security/intranet-vpn.php [L,R=301]

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Thank you. I think the problem was that I used Notepad to edit .htaccess and the RewriteRule weren't RewriteRule all on one line.(Notepad wrap the lines)