: 410 response code in subdirectory I have an htaccess file in one of my subdirectories. I'm trying to throw a 410 response code for .doc and .pdf files in my uploads directory for my multisite

@Ann8826881

RedirectMatch gone "/01/.pdf$"



This would match URLs that end in /01/.pdf, so won't match the given URL that ends /01/my-file.pdf.

However, it may be preferable to use mod_rewrite in order to override the standard WordPress directives in the root of the site.

Try the following instead to send a 410 Gone for all .doc and .pdf files in the directory (.htaccess file should be the appropriate subdirectory):

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .(doc|pdf)$ - [G]


UPDATE: If you are still getting a 404 for these resources (which don't exist) then it's possible that you have a custom error document that overrides the HTTP status code. Try resetting this by adding the following before the above directives:

ErrorDocument 410 default

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