Problem in redirecting URL

[pankaj.sharma]

I want to redirect http://www.mojopages.com/biz//san-di...92101/18490213 to
http://www.mojopages.com/biz/san-die...92101/18490213

can anyone suggest how can i do this.

[chandrika]

If its permanently moved, on the old page just put this code

<?
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: http://www.urlofnewpage.com" );
?>

That is how I have done it on my site, so will be interested to hear if there is any problem with that.

[mikesmith76]

chandrik's method works fine. Only suggestion i would make though is if possible put all your redirects in an .htaccess file. Much neater, saves having a load of php files whose sole purpose is to redirect an url.

[wige]

If you do not have the ability to set redirects with .htaccess, and your site uses PHP, Chandrika's method would be adequate, although I would suggest two changes to the code:

PHP Code:

<?php
header('Location: http://www.newurl.com',301);
exit();
?>

This should use lower overhead, and be more resistant to errors. By default, using header('Location') uses a 302 redirect, and some versions of PHP do not use the previously specified HTTP line correctly, so specifying the redirect code in the location line avoids this possible bug. Using the exit() function saves some processing by preventing any further code in the script from being processed, since it will not be visible to the user anyway.

If you have access to htaccess, I would strongly recommend using an explicit redirection:

# Change oldurl.com/oldpage.html to oldurl.com/newpage.html
Redirect 301 /oldpage.html http://oldurl.com/newpage.html
# Change oldurl.com/oldfolder/page.html to oldurl.com/newfolder/page.html
RedirectMatch 301 ^/oldfolder/(.*)$ http://oldurl.com/newfolder/$1

This method requires the least processing, and will work with any type of file, including images.

[califmerchant]

<script type="text/javascript">
window.location = "URL"
</script>


this works too

[wige]

Originally Posted by califmerchant

<script type="text/javascript">
window.location = "URL"
</script>


this works too

This would work, however search engines are likely to see this as potentially spammy, and would not follow the redirect. In addition, certain Internet security applications may prevent the redirection or, worse, display a security alert to the user.

[activeco]

Pankaj.sharma, do you refer to double slash?