Hey guys,

I need to correctly redirect my old .htm pages to my new equivalent .php pages. My knowledge of Apache, .htaccess & mod_rewrite is VERY limited, so I really could use some help w/ this. I've spent countless hours searching SEO forums & reading various tutorials, but I can't seem to find a "simple" fix. I just don't have the time to learn a new coding language, and I don't want my ranking to plummet...

Example:

http://mydomain.com/new_cd.htm --TO--
http://mydomain/index.php?main_page=products_new

http://mydomain.com/dvd.htm --TO--
http://mydomain.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66

http://mydomain.com/main_cd_s.htm --TO--
http://mydomain.com/index.php?main_p...ex&cPath=65_91

http://mydomain.com/main_cd_t.htm --TO--
http://mydomain.com/index.php?main_p...ex&cPath=65_92

etc, etc...

I know that there are friendlier ways to write 'page=index&cPath=65', but it's beyond me; not sure about the query strings or the inclusion of www. either...

If someone could properly translate the above example, that would be great! My scrambled brain is currently incapable of processing detailed instructions - I just need a quick-fix-cheat-sheet!

I'm sure this will benefit others, as well.

My sincerest thanks to anyone who can help me w/ this!!!