Remove a directory using htaccess
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Hi,
Can someone tell me if there's a way using htaccess to say that everything in a particular directory, let's call it "A", is gone (http 410 code)? i.e. all the links should be de-indexed?
Right now, I'm using the robots file to deny access. I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do since Google webmaster tools is showing me the link as indexed still and a 403 error code.
Thanks.
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That's great thanks.
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Hi
This should solve your problem
<code>RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ./folder/.
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/gone.php [R=410,L]</code>Replace "folder" with the name of your folder and instead of a
<code>http://www.yourdomain.com/gone.php</code>
put link towards the page informing visitors that request resource is gone.
Kind regards
Bojan
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