how to rewrite url with hash # using htaccess

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I'm trying to redirect http://terrychew.com.sg/classes to http://terrychew.com.sg/math-olympiad-singapore#Primary because without the #Primary, the tab I want users to see will not be selected.

.htaccess converts my # into %23 which doesn't work for me. I read on another thread that this code can be used to redirect with hashtags in the url

if (window.location.hash == "#/de/about/blog/") {
    window.location = 'http://google.com.ua';
    }

however, in this case, the OLD url contains the hashtag. I need code that works when the NEW url contains the hashtag. I tried reversing the code but it does not work

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^terrychew\.com\.sg$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.terrychew\.com\.sg$ RewriteRule ^classes\.html$ "http\:\/\/terrychew\.com\.sg\/math\-olympiad\-singapore" [R=301,L] — Leonard Yong
– Leonard Yong, Commented May 7, 2016 at 17:17
this code was generated in .htaccess by my server. i used cPanel to perform a 301 redirect. However, if I add a # in the NEW url, it appears as %23 in my browser which is useless! — Leonard Yong
– Leonard Yong, Commented May 7, 2016 at 17:19

hjpotter92 · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-04 17:49:00Z

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You are probably not using the NE flag.

By default, special characters, such as & and ?, for example, will be converted to their hexcode equivalent. Using the [NE] flag prevents that from happening.

answered May 4, 2016 at 17:49

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