302 multiple domains...

[JohannCR]

Hello,

I have a few domain names with orthographic variations that I'd like to redirect to my main site. The problem is my registrar (OVH) does only 302 redirects, so what are my options ?

Can I keep a dozen 302's ? Do I have to change all their DNS (it's a load on my server...) ?

Thanks for any ideas

Johann.

[Highland]

Yeah, your options involving DNS are severely limited. Really, you have to have a web server send the proper codes (in your host's case they're using their own). So point them to your server and have it return the 301s you need.

[wissamdandan]

Thank you Johann and Good Luck

[JohannCR]

No hosting with them, just the domain names.... (my server is with another host)

Guess the only option is to point them all to my server. bummer

Thanks

[JohannCR]

They are brand new domains so no links point to them (that I know of).

Thanks for your answer

[Highland]

Does your host not offer you something like a .htaccess file or something similar? Do you not have any access to programming languages on the server (.NET, PHP, etc)?

A less-than-optimal way to do this would be to CNAME your domains to the root and then make sure you canonical the pointed domains to the main one.

[wissamdandan]

if they have links pointing to them i would definitely add them to your server then add a .htaccess to 301 redirect them to the main site