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Originally Posted by chowell
You can also tell Google exactly which URL you prefer within your Webmaster Tools account, but for Yahoo you'd still need to make the changes to the .htaccess file.
Also, as I experienced earlier today, make sure the syntax of the redirect code is correct or it won't work. Test everything before you move onto your next task.
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However Google is not the only search engine so notifying Google through the webmaster central tool only fixes things so much.
Another reason to do this server side via htaccess is it will point all of the links to your various URLs, to one main URL, thereby solidifying your PageRank score as well.
This issue has been addressed and resolved for many years on this forum.