.htaccess file?

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.htaccess file?
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I am looking for exact code for creating .htaccess file used for redirect a simple static page.

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Answer 1

It doesn't get much simpler than this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^foo.html$ /bar.html [R=301]

The effect of this would be users who try to access foo.html getting redirected to bar.html (with the HTTP response code 301).