using .htaccess to redirect .asp to .php?

php apache htaccess 301-redirect asp.net

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Solution 1

try adding a slash before the target url ($1) like:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.asp$ /$1.php [R=301,NC]

Solution 2

Try

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.php$ $1.asp [nc]

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PaulHanak

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

PaulHanak almost 2 years
Ahoy all! I've been racking my brain with this one.

I basically just converted all of my pages from ASP code to PHP code. Kept the same filenames.

So, here is the htaccess code I have so far, but it keeps redirecting to my ROOT.... ie /home/accountname/publc_html...

What am I doing wrong?
```
RewriteRule (.*)\.asp $1.php [R=301]
```
- MrWhite over 11 years
  
  "Kept the same filenames." - So your PHP files are actually "filename.asp"?
- Kenzo over 11 years
  
  @w3d That's obviously not what he meant. Same file name, new extension.
- PaulHanak over 11 years
  
  Sorry for the late reply. Yes, I kept the filenames but changed the extensions.
PaulHanak over 11 years

Thanks for the reply. Hmmm... that actually didn't do anything. It isn't redirecting at all.
bekay over 11 years

What web server are you using?
PaulHanak over 11 years

Sorry for the late reply. Appreciate the help! Linux. I tried with both the NC and the R=301. With the 301, it seems to redirect to the ROOT. For example, it will redirect from sitename.com/name.asp to sitename.com/home/accountname/name.php. Weird!
bekay over 11 years

@PaulHanak is there any other rewrites in your .htaccess would you please paste the entire file if so.
PaulHanak over 11 years

Thank you for the follow-up. The only other rewrite in the htaccess is for hidding hidden files and directories as per the boiler plate. RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -d RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -f RewriteRule "(^|/)\." - [F] I have also placed your code at the very top of my htaccess file if that makes a difference.
WebChemist over 11 years

in Apache you can make .asp work as .php with an AddHandler rule like AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php .asp (or /x-httpd-php5 depending on how the php handler is defined)
PaulHanak over 11 years

Well, this was it, except backward!! RewriteRule ^(.*)\.asp$ /$1.php [R=301]
WebChemist over 11 years

hah thanks for pointing that out, not sure how I missed that one. I'll edit the answer