using cPanel redirect to 301 URLs with no extension

Has anyone here used cPanel's "Redirects" feature to 301 redirect URLs that don't have extensions?

For instance, redirecting "http://www.mysite.com/computers/laptops" to "http://www.mysite.com/laptops"

I've tried to 301 redirect these the traditional way and they have returned 500 errors, because they have no extension, such as .html or .php. It's probably because of the version of some server-side software I have, like Apache or something else, but I don't know and my server host doesn't, either.

 

Try to redirect using .htaccess using below code:

redirect 301 /computers/laptops/ http://www.mysite.com/laptops/index.htm

Kailash

 

Kailash: thanks... if I were to redirect two URLs with no extension, how would it look? For instance:

I seem to have tried everything, and it's just showing 500 errors.

 

if you are trying to redirect to a directory you should just direct it right at the index file like kailash showed you. ive tried it before in my cpanel and it worked fine. just play arround with it till you get it. pm me if you dont get it

 

if u use wordpress cms.try to download plugin redirect

 

The below rule should work:

redirect 301 /computers/laptops/ http://www.mysite.com/laptops/

Code (markup):

I have tested in my site and working fine. I suggest you to check the error logs from cPanel. Probably you will get some details for this error. If there is any invalid rule or line in your .htaccess, you will receive 500 Internal error.

Kailash