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the Google SEO considerations over using .htaccess rule to ignore top level directory

I am using the Concrete 5 CMS to build a website and i'd like to push it live.

I have the code in a directory called /concrete5.5.2.1 and rather than updating the references in the database and moving the code on the filesystem, i'm considering using an .htaccess rule to effectively ignore that directory.

However, I'm keen to know if doing something like this below would mean that Google would index the /concrete5.5.2.1? Or would this be ignored? 

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteRule ^concrete5.5.2.1/(.+)$ http://www.ayrshireminis.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Solution

  • Google will be just like every other user and only see the URLs you provide. So they will not be aware that directory exists.