.htaccess File

The .htaccess file is a configuration file used by web servers to control site behavior such as redirects. With Modern Campus Hosting, you'll see a file named .htaccess in your site’s home (root) folder. When you add simple, one-line directives to the file they apply to that folder and all its subfolders.

To get started, set file access to Administrators Only and Publish to Production to No. Then,

1. Click to open the .htaccess file.
2. Add directives, with comments.
   • See the next section for sample directives you can use.
3. Save.
4. Publish.

If you encounter an error after publishing, you can use page versions to restore a previous version.

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Use redirects and error pages to improve your website user's experience.

Redirects

To set up a permanent (301) or temporary (302) redirect, use one of the following example directives to your .htaccess file, placing each on its own line:

# Basic PERMANENT redirect
Redirect 301 /old-page.html /new-page.html
# OR
RewriteRule ^old-page\.html$ /new-page.html [R=301,L]
 
# Basic TEMPORARY redirect
Redirect 302 /old-page.html /new-page.html
# OR
RewriteRule ^old-page\.html$ /new-page.html [R=302,L] 

Although RewriteRule can be used alongside other directives, our team does not currently provide support for such configurations.

File Comments

To add a comment to the .htaccess file, start the line with #.

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Contact our CMS Support team via the Support Resource Portal (login required) to receive help with managing your .htaccess file.