# Routs question **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 27, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routs-question/168885 "2009-05-27T01:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![staypufd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@staypufd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/staypufd)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routs-question/168885/1 "2009-05-27T01:37:07Z")
I would like to redirect a user to the index page if they type in a page that does not exist on my site. How do I go about that? ---
**Author:** ![staypufd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@staypufd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/staypufd)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routs-question/168885/2 "2009-05-27T03:13:34Z")
Sam G. wrote: > I would like to redirect a user to the index page if they type in a > page that does not exist on my site. How do I go about that? The following as your last route, will catch any other requests that don’t match any other routes. map.blanket\_route ‘\*path’, :controller =\> ‘whatever’, :action =\> ‘some\_action’ Hope that helps. Darrik – Darrik Mazey DarmaSoft, LLC. 1627 Marigold Avenue Akron, Ohio 44301-2627 office: 330.983.9941 fax: 330.983.9942 mobile: 330.808.2025 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid To obtain my public key, send an email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid.