How to Create a User-friendly URL Using htaccess

If your website uses a long URL such as example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html, you can use an .htaccess rule to present a shorter URL such as example.com/sitemap.

Add the rewrite rule to your .htaccess file

Modify the example paths to match your website, then add the following code to the relevant .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^sitemap/$ /files/folder/sitemap.html [L]

Before saving the file

• Replace the example URL paths with the paths used by your website.
• Keep a backup of the existing .htaccess file before making changes.
• Test the shorter URL after saving the file.