301 redirect from .html to .asp

PaulMycroft · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 06:24 PM

Hi all,

On an IIS web server, how do I do a 301 redirect from page.html (old page) to page.asp (new page)?

I do not have access to the Internet Services Manager. Can I use .htaccess?

Otherwise, I'll have to use... meta refresh! ;(

Thanks!

stock · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 08:21 PM

You need a url rewriter such as IIS mod-rewrite which enables .htaccess on IIS. You can use rules like below to do 301 redirects

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^old_page\.html$ /new_page.html [R=301,L]

But I guess you are on a shared hosting, so installing such a tool may not be an easy procedure.

Unfortunatelly, using meta refresh is not a 301 redirect and you have no SEO benefit

**incrediblehelp** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 10:04 PM

Can you use ISAPI or do they have it installed on the server?

have you asked your host about the situation?

PaulMycroft · #4 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 06:35 AM

Hi guys,

Thanks for your replies.

I was already aware of the ISAPI but am going to have to check with the host. Shame it's not as easy as.htaccess. ;(