Htaccess redirect not working IE9

Server Config
1

I have a simple htaccess code:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

ErrorDocument 404 /index.php


redirect /plane http://www.bing.com
redirect /airport http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/15101/TF4HQEPM.html

it works in Firefox and Chrome but when i try with IE9 it redirects to the old cache (old link that we had) it should realy go to bing.com

you can test here just click on the plance top left:

http://travelquizvillage.com/
2

hay,

IE9’s cache is a common problem with IE from … well, bear skins and stone knives. It loves to cache pages and will not let go unless you clear your cache. All the more reason to use a good browser, isn’t it?

Regards,

DK

3

In all fairness to hayem, I’ve just tested his page in IE9 as well, and shows the same behavior for me, while I’ve never been to his page so it can’t be a caching issue.
I really have no idea what’s going on here.

What is the exact URL that the browser is redirected to when you click the airplane?

4

plane should go to bing.com this is the complete htaccess file


Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

ErrorDocument 404 /index.php

redirect /plane http://www.bing.com
redirect /airport http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/15101/TF4HQEPM.html
redirect /watertower http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/15387/DZFTFZXP.html
redirect /postman http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9915/P39W6T96.html
redirect /smallhouse http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9916/WZ943833.html
redirect /train http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/10283/ZMYY8DD4.html
redirect /newspaper http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/15388/M7772T6X.html
redirect /musical http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9917/Y9D9WCWA.html
redirect /space http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9918/K87PDHGP.html
redirect /stadium http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9920/FAT9MGB4.html
redirect /drivein http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9921/WBJG66HE.html
5

Let me repeat:

:wink:

It looks like that link is in a flash, so I can’t see what link is behind that.

6

Rémon,

It is and the link is not displayed (which is WHY Rémon’s asked for it, hayem). FF opens the Bing page so, if IE9 doesn’t, it’s a quirk in the way that you’re written the link OR it’s a quirk of IE.

Regards,

DK

7

this is how it’s written in Flash

http://travelquizvillage.com/plane

8

i guess even if i use prettylinks wordpress plugin will have the same problem?
any solution where we can change links without touching the flash files?

9

hayem,

My only thought is that IE doesn’t like that you’ve not supplied a status code with your redirect statement (although it is supposed to be optional - and default to 302, a temporary redirect). I’d insert 301 after “redirect” and before the URI to be redirected and see what happens.

Regards,

DK

10

did not work :frowning:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

ErrorDocument 404 /index.php


redirect 301 /plane http://www.bing.com
redirect 301 /airport http://www.bing.com
redirect 301 /watertower http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/15387/DZFTFZXP.html
redirect 301 /postman http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/9915/P39W6T96.html

i have tried airport also the same problem.
last solution will be to enter inside the flash a page link like: http://travelquizvillage.com/?page_id=24 and on the page add a link.when the page opens let the user click on the link to participate.