How to set up 301 redirect for URL with question mark
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I have encountered some issue with 301 redirect and htaccess file.
I need to redirect the following url:
to:
The 301 redirect command I wrote in htaccess file is as follow:
Redirect 301 /?specifications=colours/page/3 http://www.domain.com/colours
And it doesn't work at the moment. What is the correct way to set up 301 redirect here?
Your help will be sincerely appreciated!
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You might want to try escaping the question mark, so:
/?specifications
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