Apache .htacess - 301 redirect doesn't work at all. Using dynamic and friendly URL-CodePudding

I've been trying to create a 301 redirect from a page in my homepage subfolder to another page in the same subfolder. Example:

(1) samedomain.com/homepage/discussions/62-info to (2) samedomain.com/homepage/newinfopost

However, it's not working at all, and I have tried a lot of RewriteRule codes already.

Some relevant information:

Both pages are pulled from the database by my software, which is installed in the homepage subfolder
Both pages are friendly URLs. My software installed another .htaccess file in homepage to get that done
RewriteEngine is on

What I have tried:

I have tried disabling friendly URLs temporarily and removing the .htaccess from the subfolder, leaving only the main .htaccess active
The .htaccess file (from the main folder) is working. I tested it with different rules and it's fine
Some RewriteRules I have tried:

RewriteRule homepage/discussions/62-info/(.*) https://samedomain.com/homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule homepage/discussions/62-info/(.*) /homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule /homepage/discussions/62-info/$ /homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^/?homepage/discussions/62-info/(.*)$ https://samedomain.com/homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

The .htaccess in the subfolder (that is managed by my software to transform URLs into friendly ones) is this:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /homepage/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule \.(js|css|jpeg|jpg|gif|png|ico|map|webp)(\?|$) /homepage/404error.php [L,NC]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /homepage/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

But like I said, I have tried removing that file and disabling friendly URLs too.

Edit:

I believe my pages are dynamic. When they're not friendly URLs, they look like this:

https://samedomain.com/homepage/index.php?app=discussions&id=62

Test 1 based on @MrWhite's answer:

RewriteRule ^discussions/62-info$ /homepage/newinfopost [R=302,L]

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /homepage/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule \.(js|css|jpeg|jpg|gif|png|ico|map|webp)(\?|$) /homepage/404error.php [L,NC]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /homepage/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

CodePudding user response：

To redirect /homepage/discussions/62-info to /homepage/newinfopost then you should add the following to the very top of the /homepage/.htaccess file:

RewriteRule ^discussions/62-info$ /homepage/newinfopost [R=302,L]

The RewriteRule pattern (1st argument) matches a URL-path relative to the directory that contains the .htaccess file. So, this should not contain homepage/ when in the /homepage/.htaccess file.

Note that in .htaccess the URL-path that is matched does not start with a slash.

When the /homepage/.htaccess file is present (contain mod_rewrite directives) then any mod_rewrite directives in the parent config (ie. in /.htaccess) are completely overridden - they are not even processed (by default).

Always test first with a 302 (temporary) redirect to avoid potential caching issues. You should clear your browser cache before testing.

RewriteRule homepage/discussions/62-info/(.*) https://samedomain.com/homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule homepage/discussions/62-info/(.*) /homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule /homepage/discussions/62-info/$ /homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^/?homepage/discussions/62-info/(.*)$ https://samedomain.com/homepage/newinfopost/$1 [L,R=301]

None of these would match the example URL, since the example does not include a trailing slash. The 3rd rule also has an erroneous slash prefix. (But why do you have a capturing subpattern and $1 backreference? There doesn't appear to be anything that needs "capturing" in your example URL?)

It would also depend on where (and which file) these directives are being used.

Aside:

RewriteBase /home/

In the directives you've posted the RewriteBase directive is not being used. However, it would seem to be set incorrectly, as the base URL would seem to be /homepage, not /home.