redirect question

[IDTstudios1]

Ok, this might be a little hard to grasp unless you are a php programmer or similar.

I have a domain called somebiz.com and somebiz.org they reside on the same virtual hosting account and have a script that sits in the root

http://WWW folder

that redirects to subdomains based on the domain used to arrive at the site. In other words:

If person A types in somebiz.com the script will send them to

http://www2.somebiz.com

If person B types in somebiz.org they will be taken to

http://www1.somebiz.org.

Now, my problem is that google keeps indexing the root

http://WWW folder

with only the redirect script in it. How can I make google realize that it has been redirected?

Thanks

 

[ChrisHirst]

depends on how the redirect is being done.

using header("Location: new_url") will send a 302 response which is a temporary redirect and Google currently are having problems with 302 redirects. you will need to send a 301 response

I assume you are using $_SERVER('HTTP_HOST') to get the requested URL

the redirect code you should use is

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.newdomain.com/newdir/");[/URL]
exit();

Chris.

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