How to create a user-friendly URL using .htaccess?

If your website is using a long URL like example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html, you can change it into "example.com/sitemap" in .htaccess

Modify this line according to your needs and then add this code to your .htaccess file:


RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^sitemap/$   /files/folder/sitemap.html [L]
  • 0 Users Found This Useful
Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

Modifying existing .htaccess files

To modify/add directives to the .htaccess file in your public_html directory using "File...

Introduction to .htaccess

What is .htaccess? The Apache Web server utilizes a per-directory access and configuration...

Preventing bandwidth theft using .htaccess

While all HostRocket plans include plenty of bandwidth (transfer) nobody ever has enough...

How to redirect a page to another page or website using .htaccess?

If a page on your website no longer exists and you want to redirect it to your new page or...

Blocking users by IP address using .htaccess

Should you find that a few unruly visitors are causing you problems by posting unwanted messages...