Apr 30, 2008
I'm often asked how to do 301 redirects in PHP. It's not hard, but it's a pain having to remember the exact syntax every time. Here's a little function I wrote for Jojo CMS for making redirects easy.Usage
Add one line of code whenever you need to do a redirect.301 redirects...
redirect('http://www.domain.com');
or
redirect('http://www.domain.com', 301);
302 redirects...
redirect('http://www.domain.com', 302);
The function
You will need to include this code in your PHP script to be able to use this redirect function.function redirect($url, $type=301)
{
if ($type == 301) header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: $url");
echo 'This page has moved to <a href="'.$url.'">'.$url.'</a>';
exit();
}
{
if ($type == 301) header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: $url");
echo 'This page has moved to <a href="'.$url.'">'.$url.'</a>';
exit();
}
Jojo users
This function is available as part of Jojo CMS. Simply place "Jojo::" before the function call eg...Jojo::redirect('http://www.domain.com');
Not so hard
There we go. A little function that makes a reasonably simple job very simple. It's saved me lots of time having to remember the exact syntax for a 301 redirect.Feel free to send a link my way if you find this useful.
6 Comments
Haiming - A+ SEO Services - May 19, 2008
Hi Harvey,
I use Joomla for my website, where should I put the code in the php files? I know a little bit php and html, but not a php programmer. Can you explain it a little bit in detail?
By the way, it was very nice to meet you on Search Master siminar today. thank very much you for help!
Haiming
- May 22, 2008
i used it in my web site .... thank you
- Aug 18, 2008
This is definitely a good guide. Thanks for this.
- Oct 31, 2008
302 redirect is not re-commended.some search engine may think you are cheating them.
nextwave - Apr 21, 2009
how to solve the noresponse. We have one url. bathroomwarehouse.co.nz url entered in the ragepank but it will replay noresponse. How to solve the norespnse problem
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There's no need to remember the exact syntax every time. I always start a site with a predefined .htaccess that is saved on my email :) ... which include this:
<code>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
</code>