Comments on: The correct way to move a web page to a new URL – the 301 Redirect http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/ Learning how to optimize, one rung at a time. Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:41:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Playing it safe with Search Engine Safe URLs – How to optimize your WordPress Permalink structure - SEO Ladder http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-262 Playing it safe with Search Engine Safe URLs – How to optimize your WordPress Permalink structure - SEO Ladder Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:54:43 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-262 [...] before you change over to a new Permalink structure. I suggest taking a look my previous post on the proper way to move a web page for additional information on how redirect old links to your new Search Engine Safe [...] […] before you change over to a new Permalink structure. I suggest taking a look my previous post on the proper way to move a web page for additional information on how redirect old links to your new Search Engine Safe […]

]]> By: Chris Gray http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-241 Chris Gray Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:40:05 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-241 @ Vern1271 :: I am no expert on apache or mod_rewrite but I think I was able to get the results you were looking for using the following combination. Give it a go; it should redirect all of your .asp pages to their .php replacement: <code> RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^(.*)\.asp$ $1.php [R=301,L] </code> @ Vern1271 :: I am no expert on apache or mod_rewrite but I think I was able to get the results you were looking for using the following combination. Give it a go; it should redirect all of your .asp pages to their .php replacement:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.asp$ $1.php [R=301,L]
]]> By: Vern1271 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-236 Vern1271 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:45:53 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-236 Yes Chris...I am using the exact names as the old .asp pages. I read that I could do this using .htaccess...just tell it to redirect "somename.asp" to "somename.php". Is this correct? Yes Chris…I am using the exact names as the old .asp pages. I read that I could do this using .htaccess…just tell it to redirect “somename.asp” to “somename.php”. Is this correct?

]]> By: Chris Gray http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-216 Chris Gray Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:16:42 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-216 @ stan :: Thanks for the info on mod_rewrite, I will be surely reading up on this topic shortly as I have a project that will require some extensive redirects in the near future. @ Vern1271 :: Great question, let me see if I can dig up the correct regular expression to do this. I am assuming that you are planning a one to one conversion (i.e. somePage.asp will become somePage.php)? If this is the case it should pretty simple. @ stan :: Thanks for the info on mod_rewrite, I will be surely reading up on this topic shortly as I have a project that will require some extensive redirects in the near future.

@ Vern1271 :: Great question, let me see if I can dig up the correct regular expression to do this. I am assuming that you are planning a one to one conversion (i.e. somePage.asp will become somePage.php)? If this is the case it should pretty simple.

]]> By: Vern1271 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-189 Vern1271 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:17:13 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-189 We are redesigning our site using PHP instead of .ASP, what should I do to ensure that all those old .asp links get redirected to their new .php equivalent? We are redesigning our site using PHP instead of .ASP, what should I do to ensure that all those old .asp links get redirected to their new .php equivalent?

]]> By: Safely Move Your Blog (eMoms Group Research Project) | MamaBlogga http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-162 Safely Move Your Blog (eMoms Group Research Project) | MamaBlogga Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:14:23 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-162 [...] Chris Gray at SEO Ladder with the codes for meta refresh (which, as he states, is not recommended), PHP, Apache, C#.NET and Java/JSP. [...] […] Chris Gray at SEO Ladder with the codes for meta refresh (which, as he states, is not recommended), PHP, Apache, C#.NET and Java/JSP. […]

]]> By: 8 Oddities About Derek Semmler » Derek Semmler dot com http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-139 8 Oddities About Derek Semmler » Derek Semmler dot com Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-139 [...] Chris Gray :: Chris hasn’t been posting quite as frequently but did recently share some great information on the correct way to use a 301 redirect [...] […] Chris Gray :: Chris hasn’t been posting quite as frequently but did recently share some great information on the correct way to use a 301 redirect […]

]]> By: All in a days work… http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-136 All in a days work… Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:01:06 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-136 [...] The correct way to move a web page to a new URL – the 301 Redirect Also known as a “Permanent Redirect”, the 301 HTTP header is used to notify the browser that the requested page has permanently moved to a new URL. The 301 redirect is the recommended method to move a page to a new URL. (tags: Redirect) [...] […] The correct way to move a web page to a new URL – the 301 Redirect Also known as a “Permanent Redirect”, the 301 HTTP header is used to notify the browser that the requested page has permanently moved to a new URL. The 301 redirect is the recommended method to move a page to a new URL. (tags: Redirect) […]

]]> By: Blogger Backup,Cygwin Alternatives, Oneclick Wordpress Plugin… » Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-125 Blogger Backup,Cygwin Alternatives, Oneclick Wordpress Plugin… » Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:36:54 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-125 [...] The correct way to move a web page to a new URL ? ... - By simply moving your page to another URL, you can loose your current ranking for that page in the search index. There are a number of ways to handle moving a page to a new URL but not all are suitable in terms of SEO. This article explores few of them. [...] […] The correct way to move a web page to a new URL ? … - By simply moving your page to another URL, you can loose your current ranking for that page in the search index. There are a number of ways to handle moving a page to a new URL but not all are suitable in terms of SEO. This article explores few of them. […]

]]> By: stan http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-100 stan Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:10:33 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/#comment-100 Hi Chris, From usability view, you may need to combine redirections with other url rewriting needs, so many developers or webmasters prefer mod_rewrite. From a technical view, mod_rewrite is more powerful than Redirect or RedirectMatch. If you put conditions (RewriteCond) in the play, then you go beyond simple redirect mapping. For example, the following configuration redirects all broken links to index.php: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} . RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ /index.php?404url=$1 [R,QSA,L] Hi Chris,

From usability view, you may need to combine redirections with other url rewriting needs, so many developers or webmasters prefer mod_rewrite.

From a technical view, mod_rewrite is more powerful than Redirect or RedirectMatch. If you put conditions (RewriteCond) in the play, then you go beyond simple redirect mapping. For example, the following configuration redirects all broken links to index.php:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} .
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ /index.php?404url=$1 [R,QSA,L]

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