I'm currently having problems implementing 301 page redirects on the htaccess file associated with a Silverstripe 2.4.5 install. I've rebuilt a client's old asp based website in Silverstripe and the site has a number of old page references on the search indexes.

The current htaccess file has the following in place:

### SILVERSTRIPE START ###

<Files *.ss>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Files>

<Files web.config>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Files>

ErrorDocument 404 /assets/error-404.html
ErrorDocument 500 /assets/error-500.html

<IfModule mod_alias.c>
RedirectMatch 403 /silverstripe-cache(/|$)
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .* sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
</IfModule>
### SILVERSTRIPE END ###

I've looked at a few forum posts on htaccess files and 301 redirect problems and tried placing the following RewriteCond on the Silverstripe htaccess file:

RewriteRule ^news.asp http://www.mydomain.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/ [R=301,NC,L]

Placing the above code at the end of the RewriteRule produced no redirect result on the public page, just a 404 page error ie

... RewriteRule .* sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news.asp http://www.mydomain.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/ [R=301,NC,L]
</IfModule>
### SILVERSTRIPE END ###

and placing the code before the Silverstripe copy gave the desired page redirect but the main site navigation links broke? ie

RewriteRule ^news.asp http://www.mydomain.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/ [R=301,NC,L]

### SILVERSTRIPE START ###

<Files *.ss>
Order deny,allow ...

Has anyone experienced the same issue with 301 redirects and this type of Silverstripe htaccess file? Any suggestions appreciated!

Matt

Getting some success with an old post here http://silverstripe.org/general-questions/show/15090. If I use the following code in the RewriteCond part of the htaccess file:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^http://www.mydomain.co.uk/eurouser/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mydomains.co.uk/news-and-events/european-user-group/ [R=permanent,L]

I get the desired page redirect and the site navigation doesn't break:

### SILVERSTRIPE START ###

<Files *.ss>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Files>

<Files web.config>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Files>

ErrorDocument 404 /assets/error-404.html
ErrorDocument 500 /assets/error-500.html

<IfModule mod_alias.c>
RedirectMatch 403 /silverstripe-cache(/|$)
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .* sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^http://www.mydomain.co.uk/eurouser/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mydomains.co.uk/news-and-events/european-user-group/ [R=permanent,L]
</IfModule>
### SILVERSTRIPE END ###

However, if I add another RewriteCond the second redirect produces a 404 page error instead of a redirect ie

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^http://www.mydomain.co.uk/eurouser/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mydomains.co.uk/news-and-events/european-user-group/ [R=permanent,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^http://www.mydomain.co.uk/news/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mydomains.co.uk/news-and-events/ [R=permanent,L]
</IfModule>
### SILVERSTRIPE END ###

Any ideas welcome!

Problem solved. Stay away from the .htaccess file and install the Link Mapping Module available here:

http://silverstripe.org/link-mapping-module/

Installs a 'Link Mapping' tab to the CMS allowing old url addresses to be redirected to new pages on your site. Happy days.

Hi all,

I had the same issue.

I fixed it by putting some ReWrite Rules after the ReWrite Base command and before the SS commands e.g.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
	SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
	RewriteEngine On
	RewriteBase /

	##my addition below
	RewriteRule ^guides/tag/(.*) http://www.example.com/page-to-redirect-to/ [R=301,L]

	
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)$
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteRule .* sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
	
	
</IfModule>
### SILVERSTRIPE END ###

Don't forget to clear your browser cache if the redirect doesn't appear to be working! (CTRL+ ALT + DEL) - Thanks to Pyromanik on the IRC channel for the tip.