stop requests for index.php+++++++++

Question

I am trying to redirect users requesting a root index.php
I was using Redirect 301 /index.php http://mywebsite/junk/index.html
while this works ok IF people only request index.php,
but now i am getting many requests for index.php++++ (sometimes more ++ than others)
is there something I can add to Redirect 301 /index.php to include redirecting index.php+++ ?

Answer 1

You can use mod_rewrite for regex capabilities and finer control:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^index\.php http://mywebsite/junk/index.html [L,R]