Htaccess redirect all files from subdirectory in one domain to another domain

Question

I am trying to create a permanent htaccess redirect (301) from all files in one directory in one domain, to another domain as follows:

Redirect all files in the following directory:

http://www.primary.com/apples/*

To:

http://www.secondary.com

I am not very experienced with htaccess and was wondering if someone can assist me in creating this redirect?

Many thanks in advance!

Solution

This should work in one .htaccess file at primary.com root directory:

Options +FollowSymlinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.primary\.com  [NC]
RewriteRule ^apples/(.*)  http://www.secondary.com/$1 [R=301,NC,L]

Comments

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Seems to work, just wondering why you are using (.*) instead of (.*)$.

[Felipe Alameda A]

In this particular case there is no need for that anchor, although it could be added. Makes no difference. Htaccess regex is based on PCRE so there is no risk of getting stuck in an infinite loop. Check this link to get more information.