Mod rewrite problem- help in changing to new URL

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I had a forum with /forum but it has changed to /forums
I want to know if there is a single line code which can redirect my old URL to new ones.
It is not simple redirection from /forum to /forums
The URL after /forum/abc.html are now /forums/abc.html
There are some 500000 URL that need to be changed. Could anybody help

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For example

https://xxx.org/forum/topic/144934-pio-threatened-rti-applicant/

is now

https://xxx.org/forum**s**/topic/144934-pio-threatened-rti-applicant/

If you see above the change is just ‘S’ for all the 500000 URLs

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Try something like:-

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^forum/(.*)$ /forums/$1 [NC,L]
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This isn’t my area of expertise, but isn’t this all you need to redirect a directory?

Redirect permanent /forum/ https://xxx.org/forums/

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Well It doesn’t redirect the URLs . It just write forum to forums
But I have 500000 URL after forum/abc.html forum/bcc.html which need redirection

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I had tried that but it creates a redirect loop. All server guys have failed to resolve this.

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Is there other stuff in the htacces which is interfering with this?

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I have this

Options -MultiViews RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule \.(js|css|jpeg|jpg|gif|png|ico|map)(\?|$) /404error.php [L,NC] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
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I am left with permanant redirection ony

I am trying this way
Redirect 301 /forum/42534-how-know-my-pf-account-no.html /forums/42534-how-know-my-pf-account-no.html

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But that will need 500,000 lines of redirects, not practical. Using the wildcard should do the same with just one line.

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Would you be able to suggest how to go about it

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The line I posted should work. Though should maybe have a 301 flag, if a permanent redirect is what you intend on.

RewriteRule ^forum/(.*)$ /forums/$1 [R=301,L]
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I tried that, it doesn’t work

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Indeed that should work. And it should be the first line after RewriteEngine On

Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^forum/(.*)$ /forums/$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .(js|css|jpeg|jpg|gif|png|ico|map)(\?|$) /404error.php [L,NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
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Thanks for the support.
I did exactly that. Please visit rtiindia.org/forum to see

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If you visit the root of the forum folder: rtiindia.org/forum it needs the trailing slash after forum to work with my redirect. But other than that, it appears work.

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Yes, that seems to be working. Thank you for the support. There are many more such wild card redirect, I need to ask. But that is for later.

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