How do I 301 url's with numbers in them?
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I have a number of 404 error pages showing in webmaster tools and some of the url's have numbers, % symbols, and some are pdf's. My usual 301 redirect in my htaccess file does NOT redirect these pages where the url's have special characters. What am I doing wrong?
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I tried what you suggested but it didn't work. I still have a few more things to try when I get back from vacation. Thanks for checking back with me.
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Brad did this answer your question?
Did it help?
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Ok the first one, or both, you can easily get away with doing:
RedirectMatch /blogs/fleet-management-and-tracking(.*)the-easy-way/ http://www.newplace.com/here-it-is/
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Sure Steven, here are some examples:
http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/fleet-management-and-tracking-80%93-the-easy-way/
http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/?p=23&akst_action=share-this
I have tried using both types of redirects below:
RedirectMatch permanent ^/directory/gps-global-positioning-system-other-gps.html$ http://www.rmtracking.com/compareproducts.php
Redirect 301 /blog/fleet-management-and-tracking-80%93-the-easy-way/ http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/2011/05/28/safety-at-sea-with-gps/
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Here's a solution that might work in your case, but like Steven said, hard to tell without an example: http://www.webmasterworld.com/apache/3957440.htm
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Can you post examples of the url, and what you have in your htaccess? This would make it much easier to diagnose.
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