Making a permanent redirect with Apache can be achieved through the .htaccess file in your website’s main directory.
Here are the steps:
1. Firstly, you need to have enabled the module `mod_rewrite` on your Apache server. If you are unsure, ask your web hosting company to ensure mod\_rewrite is enabled.
1. Use FTP or a file manager in your web hosting control panel to access your website’s main directory. This is usually public\_html or www.
1. Look for a file called `.htaccess`. If it’s already there, download a copy to add a backup.
1. If the file does not exist, create a new one. Some text editors will not allow you to create a file with a name that starts with a period because it’s a reserved system filename. In this case, you can name the file `htaccess.txt` for now.
1. Open the `.htaccess` or `htaccess.txt` file in a text editor.
1. At the top of the file, add the redirect directive:
```
Redirect 301 /old-page.html http://www.yourdomain.com/new-page.html
```
Replace `/old-page.html` with the relative path to the page on the old website, and `http://www.yourdomain.com/new-page.html` with the absolute URL of the page on the new website.
1. Save your changes to the `.htaccess` or `htaccess.txt` file.
1. If you had to save it as `htaccess.txt`, upload it to your website’s main directory and then rename it to `.htaccess`.
For the changes to take effect, you may need to clear your browser’s cache, use a different browser, or force refresh the page (normally Control+F5). Make sure to test your changes after making them to ensure they’re working as expected.
