[Web4lib] Newbie question -- URL redirection

[Andrew Darby]

I guess you'd want either a 301 or 302 redirect.  The former is
permanent, the latter temporary.  Normally, you're moving to a new
domain and the old one is history, in which case a 301 is warranted,
but your situation is a little different, since you eventually want to
move to the new domain.  Here's a posting that might be helpful:

http://news.stepforth.com/blog/2008/01/redirects-permanent-301-vs-temporary.php

If you decide on a 301, I found this page useful once upon a time:

http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles3/spiders-301-redirect.htm



On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Cab Vinton <bibliwho at gmail.com> wrote:
> We've registered a domain that we anticipate using within the next
> year or so and would like to automatically redirect anyone using this
> URL to our actual website, which at the moment is nothing more than a
> wiki hosted by PBWiki.com.
>
> I assume that something like this is not too complicated, but there
> are probably a variety of ways of accomplishing this.
>
> We have a sister organization with its own hosted website that is
> willing to help out.
>
> Many thanks for any advice!
>
> Cab Vinton, Director
> Sanbornton Public Library
> Sanbornton, NH
>
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Andrew Darby
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