[Techtalk] Moving Websites: 301 Redirect

[Sheila Fenelon]

Sue Stones wrote:
> A simple rewrite that works is
> 
> RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.redcockatooaustralia.com/ [L,R=301]
> 
> But when I try to duplicate this approach with something like the
> following not much happens
> 
> RewriteRule ^(.*)/artists\.php\#artsec$
> http://www.redcockatooaustralia.com/artists/elly-chatfield/$ [L,R=301]
> 
> 

Clicking on an anchor like #artsec is handled by the browser. They don't
result in a request being send back to the server, so your RewriteRule
will never be invoked.

Sheila