.html extension leading to wrong 404 page

Question

I have a scenario where if I access:/blah-blah (non existing page) redirects me to correct 404 page.BUT, if I access :/blah-blah.html (non existing page with .html extension) redirects me to generic 404 page. Expectation :Both the scenarios should be redirecting me to custom 404 page (same as scenario1).Open to suggestions, thanks in advance.

milind_bachani · Accepted Answer

@debal_das , I was thinking in the same direction by adding :

RewriteRule ^/(.*).html$ /$1 [R=301,NE,L]

which strips out the html by default from all accessed URLs, but is it the only way to achieve it ?

DEBAL_DAS · Answer

Are you accessing your website pages without .html extension? if yes then if we add rewrite rule at webserver when you request <domain>/blah-blah.html, it removes .html and redirects you to correct(same) 404 page.

We do have this behavior.

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