Wordpress and .htaccess

[the_oliver]

Hi,

 

Im using wordpress on linux and have the standard config in my .htaccess file:

 

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

 

 

I would like to be able to add additional non-wordpress redirects like:

 

RewriteRule ^company$ http://www.somewhereelse.com

 

but appending this to the file does nothing.  I assume that the "RewriteRule . /index.php [L]" is over writing this?

 

Anyone able to give me a pointer please?

 

Many Thanks!

 

- Oliver