Redirecting file+query string to static file

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I am working on a project to completely redevelop a website for a client. They currently use close to 100 static html files displaying his content. Each one has geo-variables in the file name, but their is no standard naming convention in terms of the order and extra words. The client specifically requested that all old URL’s stay the same, so in case someone visits the new format URL I would like it to auto-forward to the old URL. (The old URL is already setup to “mask” the new one). So here is what I need:

Redirect newpage.php?State/Region to some-old-page.html.

There is no naming convention, so I do not need to pass the query string variables. There will just be a redirect for each seperate URL. Any ideas?

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BOD,

Yes, on the assumption that your client has access to the httpd.conf, use a RewriteMap as it will only require being read ONCE (reading the Redirect permanent list of 100 statements for EVERY request will slow the server considerably - and SHOULD get you booted off a shared server.

Regards,

DK