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upthegut34
Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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 Posted: Tue 12 Feb '08 3:48 Post subject: 301 Redirect Help |
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New to WAMP. So I apologize for my ignorance on some things.
Basically I'm trying to write 301 redirects to our new domain. My problem, more specifically, is that my bread-n-butter directory has been renamed.
old-domain.com/bboard2
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new-domain.com/forum
Since we run a message board, I need to redirect all of those old threads/folders/files from the /bboard2 directory and keep my search engine cred. I've come close, but can't quite get it all worked out.
I'm trying to avoid using .htaccess files, since....as I understand it....Apache looks for them in every directory, every time a file is called. Am I on the right track there?
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg
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You can do 2 things. Choose one, not both 
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Redirect permanent /bboard2 http://new-domain.com/forum
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works only with mod_rewrite
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RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule (.*) http://new-domain.com/forum %{REQUEST_URI}
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upthegut34
Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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Thanks. I used the first one and it works great.
Is there any benefit to using one over the other? It would seem like rewrite would be faster. But is there a hit from an SEO standpoint?
Where would I put your quoted rewrite text. In the domain's VirtualHost entry?
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Steffen
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