Merged 3 sites into 1... What files do I need to leave in old directories to maintain 301 redirects in their htaccess files?
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Long story short... My client had 2, 5.6 sites that I merged into a 3rd, 5.7 site and set up 301 Redirects in each of their .htaccess files. I need to remove excess files according to Hostmonster and was wondering what bare bones base files must remain in the original website directories to make sure the 301 redirects still work moving forward
you don't need anything but the htaccess file responsible for the 301 (unless you have it set directly in your server config)
It works like this:
1- users types url in browser
2- server receives request
3- server compares request to redirect directives
4- server redirects
No need for original files
it's the same if within the same site you 301 redirect an old page to a new one, you don't need to keep the old one around.