How do I redirect non www pages to www on a windows server?
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As the .htaccess file cannot be worked on, I added this php code 301 redirect if the URL does not contain a www on all the pages (small website - 10 pages) :
header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Location: $location" );
I want to know if this is ok for SEO? Has anyone done this on a windows server? Or if you have any better methods, it would be great if you can share.
Please help.
Thanks.
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If you want to go to the www version, then you want
"^www.oberoihotels.com$"
and
{R:1to url="http://www.oberoihotels.com/{R:1
look for this tag
you dont want to have 2, if you already have one add the code to that one.
let me know if you have anny problems
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Hi Alan, They are not able to do it via the control panel - and there is no way that they will share the password for us to do it. Therefore I think we have to do it manually. Can you please check if this code is correct. I have replaced my domain.com.au to www.oberoihotels.com (as an example) in 2 places : Changed "^mydomian.com.au$" to "^oberoihotels.com$" and changed url="http://mydomain.com.au/{R:1to url="http://oberoihotels.com/{R:1 Is this correct? Therefore the new code to add to the web.config file :<system.webserver><rewrite><rules><rule name="CanonicalHostNameRule"><match url="(.*)"><conditions><add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^oberoihotels.com$" negate="true"></add></conditions><action type="Redirect" url="http://oberoihotels.com/{R:1}"></action></match></rule><rule name="LowerCaseRule" stopprocessing="true"><match url="[A-Z]" ignorecase="false"><action type="Redirect" url="{ToLower:{URL}}"><conditions><add input="{URL}" pattern="WebResource.axd" negate="true"><add input="{URL}" pattern="Scripts" negate="true"><add input="{URL}" pattern="Content" negate="true"></add></add></add></conditions></action></match></rule></rules></rewrite></system.webserver>
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Yes the control panel will put the code in the web.config for you, or uyou can put it in manualy.
The code above has 2 riles in it, to fix domain name, the other to make sure url is lower case
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Thanks Alan. It's very clear what to do now. I don't have access but will speak to the people who do have access and see if it can done the way you mentioned using URL redirect from the server control panel itself.
Thank you!
Arjun
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go to yout iis server control panel look for url rewriting, if it is not there install it using web platform installer.
then it is a simple ass picking it from a list.
You can also do it in code, using a class inherting the httpmodule this intercepts request before reaching website.
But the easiest way is using the URL rewriting as i suggested.
If tyou dont have access. plonk this in your web.config, change from mydomain.com.au to your own domain
<system.webserver>
<rewrite><rules><rule name="CanonicalHostNameRule"><match url="(.*)"><conditions><add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^mydomian.com.au$" negate="true"></add></conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="<a href=" http:="" mydomain.com.au="" {r:1"="">http://mydomain.com.au/{R:1}" />
</action></match></rule>
<rule name="LowerCaseRule" stopprocessing="true"><match url="[A-Z]" ignorecase="false"><action type="Redirect" url="{ToLower:{URL}}"><conditions><add input="{URL}" pattern="WebResource.axd" negate="true"><add input="{URL}" pattern="Scripts" negate="true"><add input="{URL}" pattern="Content" negate="true"></add></add></add></conditions></action></match></rule></rules></rewrite>
</system.webserver>
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