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  • Server-side redirect
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  • A server side redirect is a method of URL redirection using an HTTP status code (eg. 301 Moved Permanently, 303 See Other and 307 Temporary Redirect) issued by a web server in response to a request for a particular URL. The result is to redirect user's web browser to another web page with a different URL. One method of implementing server-side redirects is the .htaccess file supported by most Apache web servers. An example of the code used is as follows. redirect 301 /index.html Common uses of server-side redirects include:
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dbkwik:freespeech/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
abstract
  • A server side redirect is a method of URL redirection using an HTTP status code (eg. 301 Moved Permanently, 303 See Other and 307 Temporary Redirect) issued by a web server in response to a request for a particular URL. The result is to redirect user's web browser to another web page with a different URL. One method of implementing server-side redirects is the .htaccess file supported by most Apache web servers. An example of the code used is as follows. redirect 301 /index.html Common uses of server-side redirects include: * redirecting people away from a discontinued server * load balancing * redirecting to error pages if a discontinued URL is used * link use tracking, as done at the AltaVista search engine * spamdexing * ensuring old links and bookmarks still work when a page is renamed * allowing users to use an abbreviated URL in place of a longer (perhaps less memorable) one