title: How do I do this simple 301 redirect from index.htm to root?
body: <p>I've read various reference sites on redirection, and to be honest I understand very little. </p>
  
  <p>I currently have standard WordPress mod_rewrite redirect rules in my .htaccess:</p>
  
  <pre><code># BEGIN WordPress
  &lt;IfModule mod_rewrite.c&gt;
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteBase /
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  # END WordPress
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Quite a few of my referrers go to a old URL <code>http://www.example.com/index.htm</code>, which gives them an error, and I want them to be seamlessly redirected to <code>http://www.example.com/</code>. I believe a 301 redirect is the best method for this.</p>
  
  <p>What do I need to do?</p>