301 redirect problems on site not yet moved
-
I have re-designed one of my sites, the old site is all static pages on a Windows server, I have made the new sites and it is on a new server and is running on Wordpress.
I have just finished testing it and so am nearly ready to switch over the nameservers to the new server, however I'm having some problems with 301 redirects.
I have tried to set up a few 301 redirects on the new server to test before I change nameservers but they don't appear to be working. I would have imagined that they should (even though the actual page isn't hosted on the new server) or am I being very stupid here and I can't test a 301 redirect until the nameservers have been changed.
Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://.../~account/magazine-freebies
Obviously the above with the stars (*) is the server address and route to my account.
-
Ah...Great news!
Glad to help and I hope the new site will do well for you
Sha
-
Hi Sha,
yes it all works, I think my problem was because of trying it on a test server etc.
You have abeen a great help!
-
Hi Wardy,
Check your Private Messages please.
Also, a couple of questions.
- Is the file called .htaccess?
- I the page magazine-freebies a static URL or a Wordpress Blog Category Page?
Please make your .htaccess file look like this
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/magazines.htm$ /magazine-freebies
Just these two lines, and test to see if it works.
Sha
-
Thanks again for the reply and being patient!
It still isn't working for me.
Obviosuly magazines.htm hasn't been uploaded at any point on the new server but that won't make any difference would it?
-
Hi Wardy,
I think we are nearly there
This is what the first block of your .htaccess should look like:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On**RewriteRule ^/magazines.htm$ /magazine-freebies [R=301,L]**RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C).script.(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]The rest remains the same, but you will need to remove the old rule from the end of the file.
Hope that helps,
Sha
-
Thanks for the reply again Sha!
So I have put
Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://edit/~mysite/magazine-freebies
at the very top of the .htaccess but the redirect still does not take place.
This is how it now looks. I'm sorry if I'm being daft here by the way!
Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://edit/~mysite/magazine-freebiesagazine-freebies
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C).script.(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]BEGIN WordPress
<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~freefsuk/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /~freefsuk/index.php [L]</ifmodule>END WordPress
Options -Indexes
protect the htaccess file
<files .htaccess="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files>protect wpconfig.php
<files wp-config.php="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files><files wp-login.php="">Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from ...**</files> -
Hi Wardy,
The .htaccess file is read from top to bottom and the first Rule which matches is the Rule that will be used. This means that currently, your Wordpress Rule is a "catch-all" and the 301 will never be executed.
So, the 301 needs to be placed above the Wordpress Rule in the .htaccess
Hope this helps,
Sha
-
Yes this is correct. Although I've tried it with the old page on the new server and with the old page not there on the new server but I can't get the re-direct to work.
Below is the contents of my .htaccess file.
Thankyou for your help!
BEGIN WordPress
<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /~freefsuk/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /~freefsuk/index.php [L]</ifmodule>END WordPress
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C).script.(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]Options -Indexes
protect the htaccess file
<files .htaccess="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files>protect wpconfig.php
<files wp-config.php="">order allow,deny
deny from all</files><files wp-login.php="">Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from ...*</files>Redirect 301 /magazines.htm http://edit/~mysite/magazine-freebies
-
If you post the content of your .htaccess file we can see if there is a problem with your syntax.
Other things to remember:
-
Don't qualify your FROM or TO (when you fail over your domain the .htaccess will break the site
-
Remember that your WordPress installation will break when you fail over your domain as it has been installed to your test domain.
Hope that helps,
Sha
-
-
OK, so what you are actually trying to do is redirect from one page on the new server to another page on the new server, regardless of anything that is happening on the old server?
Sha
-
Sorry, I thought as I was typing it that it might come across slightly confusing!
www.mysite.co.uk (old versions) is still live on current hosting.
The re-design of www.mysite.co.uk is ready and has been uploaded to a new server.
I have not changed the nameservers of www.mysite.co.uk to point to the new server yet and so the new re-designed site can only be viewed by visiting the physical address of where it is located on the new server: http://123.12.123.12/~mysite
However, I tried to just set up a test 301 redirect on the new server to test my 301 redirects would be working when I do change the nameservers from old to new server but they don't appear to work.
e.g. I tried to test the 301 by
http://123.12.123.12/~mysite/magazines.htm (no actual page there but represents www.mysites.co.uk/magzines.htm when I do change nameservers)
Set up 301 redirect to try and take this to http://123.12.123.12/~mysite/magazine-freebies
So really the existing old site doesn't play any part in this as I am testing it all on the new server first?
Does this make any more sence or made it even more confusing?
-
Hi Wardy,
Are you saying that the domain you wish to redirect to is not yet hosted on that server or did I lose you along the way?
Got a burning SEO question?
Subscribe to Moz Pro to gain full access to Q&A, answer questions, and ask your own.
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
Changing URL structure of site, including AMP - redirect AMP too?
So, I'm changing all the URLs of a site, including all its AMP URLs, I'll be redirecting all the normal URLs, but do I need to also redirect all the AMP pages?
Technical SEO | | alksfjasldfu934341 -
What is the difference between 301 redirects and backlinks?
i have seen some 301 redirects on my site billsonline, can anyone please explain the difference between backlinks and 301 redirects, i have read some articles where the writer was stating that 301 are not good for website.
Technical SEO | | aliho0 -
Redirecting old html site to new wordpress site
Hi I'm currently updating an old (8 years old) html site to wordpress and about a month ago I redirected some url's to the new site (which is in a directory) like this... Redirect 301 /article1.htm http://mysite.net/wordpress/article1/
Technical SEO | | briandee
Redirect 301 /article2.htm http://mysite.net/wordpress/article2/
Redirect 301 /article3.htm http://mysite.net/wordpress/article3/ Google has indexed these new url's and they are showing in search results. I'm almost finished the new version of site and it is currently in a directory /wordpress I intend to move all the files from the directory to the root so new url when this is done will be http://mysite.net/article1/ etc My question is - what to I do about the redirects which are in place - do I delete them and replace with something like this? Redirect 301 /wordpress/article1/ http://mysite.net/article1/
Redirect 301 /wordpress/article2/ http://mysite.net/article2/
Redirect 301 /wordpress/article3/ http://mysite.net/article3/ Appreciate any help with this0 -
301 Redirects
Hello, All. Hopefully this will be an easy question for some of you. I have a (WordPress) site with the format of: http://www.site.com/folder-old/page-old/ I have since re-named both the parent and sub-folders to (example): http://www.site.com/folder-new/page-new/ Everything is working well EXCEPT I am also trying to redirect visitors from the old URL/structure to the new. I have a 301 redirect setup as the following: Redirect 301 /folder-old/page-old/ http://www.site.com/folder-new/page-new/ -- But it doesn't seem to be working. Not sure if this is something finicky with WordPress or if the redirect is incorrect. Thank you.
Technical SEO | | BrandBuilder0 -
301 redirect of a subdirectory
Hello! I am working on a website with the following structure: example.com/sub1/sub2/sub3. The page "example.com/sub1" does not exist (I know this is not the optimal architecture to have this be a nonexistent page). But someone might type that address, so I would like it to redirect it to example.com/sub1/sub2/sub3. I tried the following redirect: redirect 301 /sub1 http://example.com/sub1/sub2/sub3. But with this redirect in place, if I go to example.com/sub1, I get redirected to example.com/sub1/sub2/sub3/sub2/sub3 (the redirect just inserts extra subdirectories). If someone types "example.com/sub1" into a browser, I would "example.com/sub1/sub2/sub3" to come up. Is this possible? Thank you!
Technical SEO | | nyc-seo0 -
301 redirect
Hi All, I have just completed a 301 redirect on my site http://www.klinehimalaya.com and I was just starting a new campaign on SEOmoz and I got this message: Roger has detected a problem:
Technical SEO | | gorillakid
We have detected that the domain www.klinehimalaya.com and the domain klinehimalaya.com both respond to web requests and do not redirect. Having two "twin" domains that both resolve forces them to battle for SERP positions, making your SEO efforts less effective. We suggest redirecting one, then entering the other here. My only other question, is my .htaccess codeing correct and how long will it take to show it is correct in SEOmoz and online? All ".htaccess" code: AddHandler php-stable .php
**_Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www. [NC]
RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301] RewriteRule (.*).html$ /$1.php [R=301,L]_** Lastly, I have recently changed all of my files from .html to .php is this going to hurt my SEO and is the code "RewriteRule (.*).html$ /$1.php [R=301,L]" going to fix the issue by redirecting the .html links to the .php pages? Any suggestions or help appreciated. Paul.0 -
301 Redirect Properly To Keep the Juice
I have a bunch of WP Blogs and was thinking of taking all linkjuice from these to my main money site. The most of the other WP Blogs is hosted at godaddy.com (domain and site) and I know they have a URL Redirects page in site manager but I`m not sure this is the right way to go. Also I wonder some of these sites have hundreds of blogposts there is no way I can "re-create" those on the money site but I am sure that is not a must-thing to do in order to keep the "juice" right or wrong? Last but not least, I was wondering if you think it would be best to redirect the sites to relevant pages on money sites. For instance if i had a domain called cheap-ties.com with 100 blogposts about this and on money site a webshop with a category called ties, should redirect to this or to main domain or doesnt it matter?
Technical SEO | | fAgBxa8b0 -
301 Redirect Question
I'm working on a site that has a lot of indexed pages and backlinks to both domain.com and www.domain.com. Will using a 301 redirect to send domain.com to www.domain.com merge all of the indexed pages and links over to www.domain.com, thereby strengthening the www?
Technical SEO | | Yo_Adrian0