301 Redirect issue and SEO index.php

[hardy1987]

Hi there,


Please i am trying to understand i have added 301 for the main page and its working properly.

Example : http://www.example.com to http://example.com

for some reason when i am trying to redirect the inner pages its kicking me back to the home page with index.php

Example : if i am loading this link on my web browser http://example.com/test.html

It is kicking me back to home http://www.example.com/index.php.

I am not sure why is it doing that and it is adding index.php at the end of the main page.

Please help
Thank you

[DaveOzric]

How did you add the www to non www redirect?

[hardy1987]

This is the code i am using it


RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]

[Per Yngve Berg]

Did you put it in the correct location in the .htaccess file? The comments from Joomla says where to put it.

[hardy1987]

Yes i did, still not working. I am not sure how it works.

Thanks

[bangthetable]

The purpose of having htaccess file is redirecting the website from non www to www. But you have mentioned as reverse type. How it could be possible?

[hardy1987]

Hi, Can i send you the link to be more specific on this?

thank you

[hardy1987]

anyone here to help me