Which folder should my htaccess redirects go?

Post by ggrant3 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:54 am

I had a very old site (before I started opencart) and all of the files were in the root folder.

When I started opencart I decided to put the store in the /store subdirectory, just because, and I used my htaccess file (in the root) to redirect those old url's to the new location in the /store subdirectory (example:

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Redirect 301 "/product1" http://www.xyz.com/store/newproduct1
)

Now I have upgraded from OC 1.5.5.1 to OC 3.0.4.1 and I have a few pages that have differnt url's than the old OC (1.5.5.1) version

My question is, does it matter which htaccess file I use for redirect's? Do I use the root htaccess file for those old files, will that htaccess file in the root work for the /store redirects too? Or do /store specific 301 redirect's need to be in the /store htaccess file?
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Re: Which folder should my htaccess redirects go?

Post by by mona » Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:27 pm

Answered most that that here =>
viewtopic.php?t=236035#p881089

same htaccess file but not clear what the "root" is the root should be the store root - so if you put it in a sub directory then a sub directory - but then from your previous post you are not redirecting from the root of the old site to a subdirectory in your code.

ie - you still need to redirect FROM https://myold.com site TO https://subdirectory.mynewsite.ocm

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Re: Which folder should my htaccess redirects go?

Post by johnp » Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:25 pm

ggrant3 wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:54 am
 I had a very old site (before I started opencart) and all of the files were in the root folder.

When I started opencart I decided to put the store in the /store subdirectory, just because, and I used my htaccess file (in the root) to redirect those old url's to the new location in the /store subdirectory (example:

Code: Select all

Redirect 301 "/product1" http://www.xyz.com/store/newproduct1
)

Now I have upgraded from OC 1.5.5.1 to OC 3.0.4.1 and I have a few pages that have differnt url's than the old OC (1.5.5.1) version

My question is, does it matter which htaccess file I use for redirect's? Do I use the root htaccess file for those old files, will that htaccess file in the root work for the /store redirects too? Or do /store specific 301 redirect's need to be in the /store htaccess file?
Another option would be to move the Opencart store to the root and use a redirect extension.

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Re: Which folder should my htaccess redirects go?

Post by khnaz35 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:36 pm

by mona wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:27 pm
 Answered most that that here =>
viewtopic.php?t=236035#p881089
Since the answers are already provided in the topic linked above, I would advise continuing the discussion there. In the meantime, I’ll be locking this thread.

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