Need help in .htaccess?

Do you want only those urls redirected or all urls? e.g. would index.php redirect to /vb/index.php?

Sorry, I don't have time to lookup the exactly syntax, and I don't have all these things memorized. I can get you headed in the right direction though.

First off, I can tell you the .htaccess file will need to be in the root directory, not the vb directory.

You will then need to make a rewriterule for each page. I believe this will work:


If my memory is correct, this will work. The first argument (showthread.php) is what you are checking the URL against. If it matches, you send them to the second argument (/vb/showthread.php).

Lastly, you have two flags added to the end. The QSA stands for 'query string attached' and it should ensure everything after the question mark gets passed along. The second flag, R=301 tells the browser to do a permanent redirect to the new location.

Again, all this advice is out of memory, so I'm not 100% sure it will work. If not, let me know and I'll look up a proper solution when I have the time.

... I see Robert came while I was writing my reply. If I am wrong, he will be able to help as well. He has been in htaccess files quite a bit...

Thank you very much guys I really appreciate your help.
I was looking for a solution for a weak, and I finally found it .
The new .htaccess file I made is:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule showthread.php /vb/showthread.php [QSA,R=301]
RewriteRule showpost.php /vb/showpost.php [QSA,R=301]
ErrorDocument 404 http://mysite.net/404.html
ErrorDocument 403 http://mysite.net/404.html
ErrorDocument 401 http://mysite.net/404.html

and now it's working very well.
Regards.