I was recently asked by a client to redirect all pages in a directory to the directory index page. They were ending a co-branding service with another company. What they wanted was to keep only a re-worked index page in the directory as being visible, but not show people who may have bookmarked other pages in this directory the 404 page.

I searched and searched Google for this and couldn’t find exactly how to do this via .htaccess anywhere. I found similar information, such as how to redirect from directory to directory, but not how to redirect all pages to just one page in the same directory. After some trial and many errors, I figured it out.

So here I post my .htaccess for posterity, and my own need. Hope this helps others as well.

RewriteEngine On
# don't redirect .css, .jpeg, .jpg, .png or .gif extensions
# the extensions are separated by a pipe ("|")
RewriteRule \.(css|jpe?g|png|gif)$ - [L]
# if the request isn’t for index.php then
# redirect to index.php
RewriteRule !^index\.php$ /index.php [R=301,L]


**NOTE: if this is a temporary redirect, you can substitute this for the last line:

RewriteRule !^index\.php$ /index.php [L]

The line RewriteRule \.(css|jpe?g|png|gif)$ - [L] is used so that image and css calls are not redirected.

So basically this will take any page called for in http://www.example.com/something/ and redirect it to http://www.example.com/something/index.php as long as the .htaccess file is in the /something directory.

The developer of Band, Mark Terry of Moo Cow Music, is gonna be rich. This is a great little application for musicians and non-musicians alike!

Looks like a great application to use as a scratchpad for song ideas while you are out and about town.

Now if he could just get a decent web page design going….

On your PC, and need use a networked printer that is installed on your iMac? I found the easiest way is to install Apple’s Bonjour for Windows. After installing, use the Bonjour Printer Wizard, it’s simple and easy! It found my Epson, which I was having trouble with, right off and connected in seconds.

First, I would like to wish all my American compadres a safe and happy 4th of July. Second, I’ve had some great feedback on the U.S. flag header on DesignReverb. So I have decided to release it to you, the public, for your consumption, absolutely FREE! That’s right, get your own free U.S. flag header just in time for the 4th of July festivities!

For Kubrick Wordpress fans:

So enjoy your free U.S. flag header for the 4th of July! As always, your results may vary! Limited to dealer stock on hand. Sorry no rainchecks…