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Asked: 2026-05-13T12:19:44+00:00

I asked sort of the complement of this question before: Mod_rewrite invisibly: works when

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I asked sort of the complement of this question before:

Mod_rewrite invisibly: works when target is a file, not when it's a directory

Now I actually want a rewrite to happen visibly, because I’ve switched URL schemes and although I want the old links to work, I want the user to see the new URL scheme.

So this works

RewriteRule ^oldscheme/(.*)/?$  newscheme/$1

But the URL in the address bar remains as http://example.com/oldscheme/foo.

What’s the right way to do a visible rewrite, preferably just with mod_rewrite as opposed to something kludgy with Location redirects or somesuch?

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  1. Editorial Team

    As I cannot leave comments now, I’ll post my addition to Ignacio’s comment here.

    You actually should post a 301 (Moved Permanently) redirect, as you’re describing there’s a new site directory structure. So your RewriteRule should read

    RewriteRule ^oldscheme/(.*)/?$  newscheme/$1  [R=301]
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