[aaron]

HI,

I have been trying to use a redirect command in my .htaccess file. The website was created via Frontpage2003 and it resides on an apache server.

The redirect command I use is:

Redirect /Ceiling%20Fan%20Wiring.htm Ceiling Fan Wiring | House Wire | Electrical Light

I am trying to do this redirect so that my site visitors stop getting 404 errors when they click on a search result from Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.

This is critical to resolve as my public_html area is max’d out (nearly 500 files), and as a result, I need to create sub-directories and moves files. As I move files to these new subdirectories I will get many pages with 404 errors based on Search engine results.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
aaron

[Ajay]

If you have moved a lot of files and these are spread across a lot of directories, then you got a great deal of work on your hands!

I suggest just adding:

ErrorDocument 404 /

to your .htaccess. This will direct users to your homepage in case they land on a 404.

Alternatively, you can add

ErrorDocument 404 /404.html

Create a 404.html with instructions telling users that you restructured your site.
Also, add a google search box (if you have signed up with adsense) to your site to let users search it.