What is the difference between Redirect 301 and RedirectMatch 301 in .htaccess?
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Thanks in advance!
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Hi, Redirect and RedirectMatch are two ways you can implement redirects on Apache web server. The RedirectMatch directive allows pattern matching while the Redirect directive is for a single file.
Here you go for more information: http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/301-redirect-with-mod_rewrite-or-redirectmatch.html#301_Redirects_RedirectMatch
Hope that helps.
Best regards,
Devanur Rafi
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