301 Redirect

[gbb011]

Hello,

I'm looking to use the http://www.mysite.com as the authority URL. I'm running on a shared windows server and have to use code
rather than IIS itself to do the 301 redirect.

I've a few questions I hope you can help me with.

Firstly, should I have a 301 redirect for http://mysite.com, http://www.mysite.com/index.aspx and http://www.mysite.com/
that go to http://www.mysite.com

Should I have a 301 redirect on every page? or just the homepage.
So for example if someone typed in http://mysite.com/foldername/page1.aspx should that redirect to
http://www.mysite.com/foldername/page1.aspx

Thirdly, I found some code that redirects http://mysite.com to http://www.mysite.com/index.aspx, but surely that isn't solving the issue and is just the same as having both http://www.mysite.com and http://mysite.com

thanks.
GBBB.

[wwarobert]

Firstly, should I have a 301 redirect for http://mysite.com, http://www.mysite.com/index.aspx that go to http://www.mysite.com

Yes, you must dispose duplicate content problem

Should I have a 301 redirect on every page? or just the homepage.
So for example if someone typed in http://mysite.com/foldername/page1.aspx should that redirect to
http://www.mysite.com/foldername/page1.aspx

you can do no.1 in apache (server) configuration
and this solve your second problem automatically

[gbb011]

Sorry, I have to do it in code (asp.net) as I don't have access to the windows server so unfortunately that doesn't help.

[wwarobert]

ok, but conclusion is that you must redirect all url's whithout www for example http://mysite.com/foldername/page1.aspx => http://www.mysite.com/foldername/page1.aspx
otherwise you have the same content for two different url's (duplicate content).

about asp, sorry I can't help you - I can show you how do this in php.

[incrediblehelp]

gbb011 have you asked the hoster how they recommend doing this?

[gbb011]

IncredibleHelp they don't offer 301 redirects.
They recommended using code like

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
Response.AddHeader("Location","http://www.mysite.com/newpage");
}

But I just wondered if this code is more applicable where a single page has been changed.

For instance if someone links to a page(s) on my site like http://mysite.com/test.aspx I'd like it to go to http://www.mysite.com/test.aspx so that both versions aren't indexed by Google as separate pages.

thanks.

[wwarobert]

I have found something like that :

<%
  ' If the server name is not www.sitename.com we can do the redirect to www.sitename.com. 
  ' The only time we can is if the method is a GET
  ' (no way to pass along the POST arguments) and its on port 80 (don't want to redirect the SSL).
if ( strcomp( lcase( Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME") ) , "www.sitename.com", 1 ) <> 0 _
    AND Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_PORT") = 80 _
    AND strcomp( lcase( Request.ServerVariables("REQUEST_METHOD") ) , "get" , 1 ) = 0 _
) then
    URL = "http://www.sitename.com" & Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")
    if len ( request.servervariables("QUERY_STRING" ) ) > 0 then
        URL = URL + "?" + request.servervariables("QUERY_STRING" )
    end if
    Response.Status="301 Moved Permanently"
    Response.AddHeader "Location", URL
    Response.End
end if
%>

[ddwebguru]

First pl read this url > http://www.beyondink.com/howtos/301-redirect.html

here you can find

>>>>>>>>>
Microsoft IIS Web Server
Note: these instructions require administrative access to IIS. If you do not have this access (e.g., if you have a shared hosting account on a Windows server), you should use one of the server-side scripting methods such as ASP or PHP given further below.

Single Page Redirect:

1. Open Internet Services Manager and right-click on the file or folder you wish to redirect.
2. Select the radio button "a redirection to a URL".
3. Enter the desitnation page for the redirect.
4. Check "The exact url entered above" and the "A permanent redirection for this resource".
5. Hit "Apply".
>>>>>>>>>
you can try with this redirection code >>>>>>>>>

Active Server Pages (ASP)
Single Page Redirect:
<%
Response.Status="301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader='Location','http://www.new-url.com/'
%>

One more thing you can solve the canonical issue with the help of google webmaster tool, there you can choose a domain (with www, or without www )

hope this will help you.........

[ddwebguru]

or you can try with this code - write it in a asp.net page >>

ASP .NET Redirect
<script runat="server">
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
Response.AddHeader("Location","http://www.new-url.com");
}
</script>

[incrediblehelp]

Originally Posted by ddwebguru

Note: these instructions require administrative access to IIS.

ddwebguru he doesnt have access to the IIS control panel.

[covingtonscustoms]

This is the asp code i use, i place it at the top of each asp page.

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<%
Dim sHttps, sURL, sPath, sQuery, sAddr
sHttps = Request.ServerVariables("HTTPS") 
sURL = Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_HOST")
sPath = Request.ServerVariables("PATH_INFO")
sQuery = Request.ServerVariables("QUERY_STRING")
if (sHttps <> "on") then
sHttps = "http://"
else
sHttps = "https://"
end if
if (sPath = "/flash.asp") then 
sPath = "/"
end if
if (sQuery <> "") then 
sQuery = "?" & sQuery
sPath = sPath & sQuery
end if
sAddr = sHttps & sURL
if (sAddr <> "https://www.covingtonscyclecity.com") then
Response.Status="301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "https://www.covingtonscyclecity.com" & sPath
end if
%>

this will redirect any page that does not start with "https://www.covingtonscyclecity.com"
it also adds the path and query string to the address.
My default pages are named "flash.asp" and are hidden so my default pages show up as:
"https://www.covingtonscyclecity.com/"
instead of:
"https://www.covingtonscyclecity.com/flash.asp"

[ddwebguru]

incrediblehelp - you are right if he has not access it not work. then he can try
ASP .NET Redirect
<script runat="server">
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
Response.AddHeader("Location","http://www.new-url.com");
}
</script>

or "covingtonscustoms" has some idea.
But there is no comment from "GBBB"