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Yes. If you would like to redirect all web requests for a given URL
on scripts.mit.edu to another website (such as web.mit.edu), follow
these instructions:

**Note:** These directions are only appropriate for redirecting a
URL on your scripts.mit.edu site to another URL that is **not**
also on your scripts site. If you want to, for example, cause
http://mylocker.scripts.mit.edu to take people to
http://mylocker.scripts.mit.edu/wiki, please skip to the directions
at the end of the page.

\1. Create a directory for the redirect. In these examples, we will
 be redirecting http://mygroup.scripts.mit.edu/subpage/ to
 http://www.example.com/other/website/, so create the “subpage”
 directory:  
 athena% **attach**mygroup  
 athena% **mkdir /mit/**mygroup**/web\_scripts/**subpage

\2. Create a text file named .htaccess within your the new
 directory, e.g.:  
 athena% **cd /mit/**mygroup**/web\_scripts/**subpage  
 athena% **emacs .htaccess**

\3. Place two lines like the following in the .htaccess file:  
 **RedirectPermanent /\~**mygroup**/**subpage**/**
 http://www.example.com/other/site/  
 **RedirectPermanent /**subpage**/**
 http://www.example.com/other/site/  
 This will send requests to either
 http://scripts.mit.edu/\~mygroup/subpage/ or
 http://mygroup.scripts.mit.edu/subpage/ to the right address. It
 will also redirect, e.g.,
 http://mygroup.scripts.mit.edu/subpage/foo.html to
 http://www.example.com/other/site/subpage/foo.html.

If you would like the redirect not to be cached by web browsers
(e.g.,if you’re planning to change the redirect or set up a scripts
site at this address), use “RedirectTemp” instead of
“RedirectPermanent.”

If you’re also planning to get a
[mygroup.mit.edu-style address](/faq/14/) (a CNAME) to redirect to
an outside site, then add at the bottom  
**RedirectPermanent /** http://www.example.com/other/site/

If, instead of redirecting visitors to a different website, you
wish to cause visitors who go to http://mylocker.scripts.mit.edu to
be redirected to http://mylocker.scripts.mit.edu/wiki (or something
similar), you can do the following:

\1. Create a text file named .htaccess in your locker’s
 web\_scripts directory (or edit an existing one), e.g.:  
 athena% **cd /mit/**mylocker**/web\_scripts**  
 athena% **emacs .htaccess**

\2. Place a line like the following near the top of the .htaccess
 file:  
 **RedirectMatch \^/?$** /wiki  
 This will only send requests to http://mylocker.scripts.mit.edu to
 the initial address for the wiki. It will not interfere with the
 way the rest of your existing URLs work.

More information about redirect rules is available in the
[Apache documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_alias.html#redirect).

You can also
[set up your web.mit.edu or www.mit.edu site to forward to scripts](http://scripts.mit.edu/faq/54).