Re: Header Redirect

On 27 May 2008, at 18:58, elk dolk wrote:

What about using .htaccess for redirection for example, to redirect a single page: Redirect 301 /oldpage.html http://www.example.com/newpage.html

I'm assuming the OP is actually doing something with that number before throwing it away. If not then the whole thing becomes a bit pointless. -Stut -- http://stut.net/ > Stut <stuttle@gmail.com> wrote: CC: PHP General List <php-general@lists.php.net > > > From: Stut <stuttle@gmail.com> > To: Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> > Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 18:04:02 +0100 > Subject: Re: [PHP] Header Redirect > > On 27 May 2008, at 17:54, Robert Cummings wrote: >> On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 17:10 +0100, Stut wrote: >>> On 27 May 2008, at 17:06, Yui Hiroaki wrote: >>>> I would like to have some question. >>>> >>>> For example, >>>> I am in http://example.com/?12324242 >>>> >>>> I would like to REDIRECT from http://example.com/?1312323232 >>>> to http://example.com/ >>>> >>>> I can REDIRECT from http://example.com/index.php to http://example.com >>>> >>>> >>>> Please do tell me how I can redirect! >>>> >>>> >>>> This is the sample what I test below! >>>> >>>>>>> if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == '/index.php') { >>>> header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently"); >>>> header("Location: http:///example.com/"); >>>> exit(); >>>> } >>>> ?> >>> >>> 1) Why? Redirects should be avoided where possible for performance >>> reasons. >> >> Didn't this topic get covered several months back. I always do >> redirects >> so as not to bugger browser history, titles, indexing, etc. If >> someone >> requests a page and they need to be logged in, I redirect to the >> login >> page, I never just present the login page... that's just incorrect >> from > > Personally I tend to only use redirects when a form handler has done > it's job to avoid evil messages when the user hits back. However, I > have used both redirected and non-redirected login workflows in the > past for various reasons, and I don't believe there is a "standard" > way to do it. It depends on how the site will be used and by whom. > >> a hierarchical and semantic point of view. Similarly, if I'm doing >> 404 >> handling with fuzzy request sniffing to determine what was actually >> requested, I again perform a redirect once I've ascertained what was >> probably desired. If you don't, then Google and other search engines >> will index these malformed URLs instead of the correct URL. > > The correct response to a 404 page is 404. No arguments. If you > redirect missing pages then your site effectively contains an infinite > number of pages. By all means display a useful page when you return > your 404 but not marking it as a missing page does little if anything > for your SEO rank and absolutely nothing for your users. > > IMHO if you're going to use a semantic argument to defend one point > you need to carry that attitude throughout. > > -Stut > > -- > http://stut.net/ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >