Hi Kevin,

What's the difference of this method to the standard 301 redirection using .htaccess?

Do you guys have a step-by-step guide in implementing 301 redirection using this httpd main server config file?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys,

I just want to ask if there are other possible issues/problems (other than server load) once we implement 301 redirections for 10,000+ URLs using .htaccess. Are there other alternatives?

We will remove a vertical/division from our current site and migrate the URLs (category and product-specific pages) to new URLs under a new domain. Let me know your thoughts Max!

By the way, thanks for sharing the redirect generator tool.

Thanks Max! Your answers are a big help. Last question, do I need to 301 redirect the old to new URLs within the day we will launch the new site after removing the old site? or should we prepare 302 redirects and check each URL that are still live(will be removed in site launch) if they land on the appropriate and new URLs and run 301 redirections after?

I just want to ask if it is necessary to run 302 redirections first before redirecting old to new URLs permanently. I heard that we should run temporary redirects first so we can check after and to avoid passing the link juice but I want to hear thoughts from experts. Do i need to test 302s for old pages that are still live or should we redirect old URLs once these pages already removed from the site?

Now it's clear. Thanks a lot ThompsonPaul!

Hi ThompsonPaul,

Wow! Superb explanation. One thing I just want to clarify, how would I know if these bots are "bad bots".

Thanks a lot!