[htaccess Help] Redirect to Error Page > NOT Homepage

Hi,

I want to know how to redirect anything from

domain.com/RNWAWFKNAL [something random]

to a error page, instead of my homepage as it redirects automatically.

This is for the instances of folders.

Thanks

 

Set up a 404 error page.

 

I have, as I said above, this is for folders, not images etc.

 

Add to your .htaccess a redirection directive like this

Redirect permanent /folder1  http://new-location/error_page

Redirect permanent /folder2  http://new-location/error_page

Code (markup):

etc, etc.

 

lol,that will be a lot of work....

I think 404 error page works for them too as long as they are not existent?

 

Yes, this would be impossible. I'm trying to cover all folders that don't exist.

Nah Only for images at the moment for my site.

 

The default behaviour is to show a 404 page whenever anything (files and folders) is requested that does not exist. It sounds like you already have some htaccess rules or similar that is interfering and redirecting to the homepage. If that's nothing you know about, I'd suggest contacting your host and checking its not anything to do with them.

 

The host contacted me to look up something to do with htaccess, so that's why I'm asking

 

If you request a file or directory that does not exist, your server will give a 404 error page unless you've told it to do otherwise. There is no sensible way of making it show the 404 page instead of redirecting to the homepage, other than removing whatever is already in place that's causing it to redirect.

 

Problem fixed. I removed RewriteEngine On from the script.

Thanks anyway.