HTTP Redirect
- Publish "clean" URLs, and redirect
- Site reorganization changes URL -- redirect old to new
- Redirect
- Rewrite
- Meta http-equiv refresh
- URL shortener services
Redirecting Requests
HTTP Status Codes:
301 Moved permanently
302 Moved temporarily
301 Moved permanently
302 Moved temporarily
Redirecting client requests can be very useful:
- URL moves to a new location
- resource removed
- site structure is reorganized
- Provide "friendly" URLs to advertise, publish, or refer to foot-long URLs.