Setting up 301 redirect - do I need to set up a root folder

[rondonn]

I want to rename one of my web pages so I need to set up a 301 redirect.

Currently, I just drag and drop individual files (my web pages) on the right and I did set up a file called .htaccess for the 301 redirect, but it does not work.

These are all of the folders on the right as they appear now:
_db_backups
aspnet_client
stats

And these are the files as they appear now:
gdform.asp
google longnumber.htm
welcome
.htaccess
index.htm
chapter-twenty.htm
and my other pages listed as individual files

I think I set up the 301 redirect properly, but I suspect that the .htaccess needs to be in a folder with the rest of my website. If so, how do I set up that folder and what do I name that folder?

[boco]

First, are you sure your hoster does support .htaccess files? Not all do.

[rondonn]

Reply:

GODADDY is my host.

Thanks.

[boco]

We are not GoDaddy support, we can't tell you if GoDaddy supports .htaccess.

[rondonn]

This is what GODADDY says:

".htaccess works on our Linux servers."


The following is what I put in the .htaccess :

redirect 301 /matthew-5-14.htm

http://example.org/matthew-5-14-meaning.htm

[boco]

This is what GODADDY says:

".htaccess works on our Linux servers."

And you are on Linux hosting?

I cannot help with .htaccess itself. We do only deal with FTP here.