The Webmistress — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:48:08 +0000

Thanks

Suzanne — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:12:02 +0000

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_alias.html#redirectperm

It's the proper syntax for a 301 that has been, er, redirected permanently.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_alias.html#redirect explains Redirect more.

See the above urls (previous message) for links for other Apache versions.

(previous message's errors have been fixed as well)

The Webmistress — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:56:14 +0000

Suzanne, what do you mean by RedirectPermanent?

Suzanne — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 23:43:57 +0000

I recommend the RedirectPermanent over the redirect 301. It's the preferred syntax. Either way, it tells search engine spiders to update their links. A RedirectPermanent says, essentially, the former resource is no longer available, it has been permanently relocated to this other url.

If you want to use a redirect for a temporary period, you can use the 302 or RedirectTemp.

It's MUCH better than a 404, either way, as the user just gets the right information. If you want people to change their bookmarks, you could add a note at the top that the url has changed, blah blah.

Busy — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 22:37:05 +0000

the 301 auto redirects while the 404 gives reason or link

in the htaccess its just:
redirect 301 /old folder/ http://www.new site.net/

I use 301 redirects on my site, you enter the old url and the new one is displayed, can try it if you want www.munchtech.com/ezhtml/ will take you to ezhtml.net
even thou the pages are still on the first site they are never seen.

The Webmistress — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 14:29:24 +0000

Would you say that there is any advantages in using this rather than just having a custom 404?

Suzanne — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:54:51 +0000

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_alias.html for Apache 2.0

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/mod/mod_alias.html for Apache 2.1

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_alias.html for Apache 1.x

Suzanne — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:52:03 +0000

It's a regular redirect (like the 404 redirect)

RedirectPermanent /local/file.html http://www.domain.com/newfile.php

Then visitor shouldn't see the redirect, but it will be recorded in the server logs. You can use this information to determine what pages need to be redirected, and over time when you can remove the redirect (if you chose to).

apache.org has more information on redirects.