Top 3 Apache Rewrite Tips

Maintenance

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/maintenance.html
RewriteRule (.*) /maintenance.html [R]

Serve page without 302 redirect

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^oldpage\.html$ newpage.html [L] 

Serve page with 302 redirect

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^oldpage\.html$ newpage.html [R,L]