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Free Online Bulk .htaccess Redirect Generator

Instructions

1. Open Excel or Google Sheets and create two columns:
   • Column A: List all your old URLs (source)
   • Column B: Add the corresponding new URLs (target)
2. Copy the two columns and paste them into the input field below
3. Click the "Create Redirects" button to generate the .htaccess redirect rules
4. Save the output as a file named .htaccess (just the extension, no filename)
5. Test first: Upload the file to your staging environment to ensure everything works
6. For live environments:
   • Remove comments to improve performance.
   • Place your most accessed URLs at the top of the list for faster processing. This is L (Last) option in an .htaccess redirect rule, it tells the server to stop processing any further rules once the current rule is matched and executed. It ensures that no other rewrite rules in the .htaccess file are applied to the same request. This is also useful for avoiding conflicts or unintended behavior when multiple rules are present.

Input:

http://www.example.com/wrong.html http://www.example.com/right.html http://www.example.com/faq.html?faq=13&layout=bob http://www.example.com/faqs.html text/faq.html?faq=20 helpdesk/kb.php
301 (this is what you want in most cases) Rewrite Comments Case insensitive Escape non-alphanumeric Redirect parameters

Output:

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