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+[[!meta title="Can I set up my scripts site to forward/redirect to another website?"]]
+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).
+
+
+