How do I re-write a single URL with .htaccess?

• Oct 10, 2011

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xoxxx

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I want to make a single url appear differently in browsers.

Right now it is:

Code:

domain com/article-this-is-the-article-aweawe-1-i-ww.html

and I want it to be:

Code:

domain com/article-1.html

How do I create a re-write rule in my .htaccess for this?

Thanks!

 

• Oct 10, 2011

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xoxxx

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any help?

 

• Oct 10, 2011

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I don't know much, but I have always just forwared it when i needed it changed...

Redirect /article-this-is-the-old-page.html /this-is-the-new-page.html

idk if you can just change it?? but again, I'm not a coder...

 

• Oct 10, 2011

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do you want to redirect the url from the long one to the short one or what?

EDIT:
Read this and learn:
http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess2.php

 

• Oct 10, 2011

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I dont want to redirect the url to a different one, I just want the current long url to appear shorter in the browser..