How to do a 301 permanent redirect of .html files to .php files?

Question

I have an old web site that contains files with .html and .htm file extensions. I have now changed all file extensions to .php.

What is the rule I should write in the .htaccess file in order to make permanent redirect 301 of all .html and .htm file requests to their .php equavalants?

I am on Linux/Apache and mod_rewrite is enabled.

Answer 1

Have a look at this site, it should tell you everything you want to know:
http://www.isitebuild.com/301-redirect.htm
Regards, Zyfert
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