How to perform a HTTP 301 redirect in PHP (Search engine friendly) - eShop Forums - eCommerce Help Forum for Shopping Cart Owners.

Lawrence · #1 (**permalink**) 29-09-2007, 12:37 AM

A 301 redirect is the most efficient and search engine friendly method for webpage redirection. It will preserve your search engine ranking for that particular page. If you change file names, file locations or even change your domain name it is the safest way to redirect the page while preserving it's pagerank. The code "301" means "moved permanently". If you have a domain that is no longer required with ranked pages then you can use this method to point those pages with rank to pages of another domain.

This is how you do it.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");

header("Location: http://www.eshopforums.com/");

exit();

?>

You can change "www.eshopforums.com/" to the domain or page of your choice, though you are welcome to leave it as it is

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