Redirecting .html page

[Jan]

Is it possible to redirect a single html page to a domain? I have a particular page that has been steadily popular for years and just out of curiosity, I checked if a domain name directly related was available, and there is!

[Decker]

Do you need to redirect that 'one' page only Jan?

[Jan]

Yep, just the one page.

[Decker]

Would it ruin it if your navigation was wrapped around the page in it's origional location and that would mean you would return on navigating back from that page?

Or would 'that' page then be detached from the rest of the site it's currently part of?

(trying to get a feel for options :) )

[Jan]

Can you rephrase that into Australian? or even English will do :p

[Decker]

Cheeky :P

Okay what type of pages - are they html, blog, cms, etc?

Trying to find out about the return path, getting there is easy getting back from another site would be the tricky bit :-)

[Darknight]

From what i understood you want to redirect traffic from a page to a domain?
http://www.billstclair.com/html-redirect2.html that explains that but Im not sure if thats what your asking.

[Decker]

Tempted to make a comment but Jan would make sure I live to regret it :P

That's okay for a one way redirect (push to another site or page), but I'm reading 'embedding' one page from another domain, which would still have to fit with site nav - please god correct me if I'm wrong!

Jan what are the site and page?

[Jan]

From what i understood you want to redirect traffic from a page to a domain?
http://www.billstclair.com/html-redirect2.html that explains that but Im not sure if thats what your asking.
That works! I did a test page and it redirected to another domain :beer:

* Jan goes to register the domain

[Darknight]

Ok, but thats not the best way to do it so iv heard, And I just read another site that thinks the same. heres another method
http://www.webweaver.nu/html-tips/web-redirection.shtml
It uses the .htaccess thinggy that iv never played with to much
Decker might have more ideas I dont know.

[Decker]

I'm more concerned with getting back again to the origionating page if required seemlessly - but if it's just a one way thing, just change the link in the navigation ?!?

Jan goes for the basics - gotta luv her :D

Go on Jan throw us a crumb :)

[Jan]

Ok, but thats not the best way to do it so iv heard, And I just read another site that thinks the same. heres another method
http://www.webweaver.nu/html-tips/web-redirection.shtml
It uses the .htaccess thinggy that iv never played with to much
Decker might have more ideas I dont know.
Even better! All done and dusted and working like a dream! PR3 to 0 in a flash :D

[Decker]

PR3 to 0 in a flash :D

:eek3: Whaaa!

[Darknight]

What? Would you care to explain that abit more clearler?
The .htaccess idea is ment to be more SEO friendly then the html redirection idea... Im confused on what your saying.
But either way theres no way your pr3 domain is going to hit 0 just becuse you redirect anything -_- unless your redirecting the index page of that domain....
Mabye you need to start talking in australian :P
I think you mean your new domain is PR0 and old one where the page used to be was PR3?

[Jan]

I think you mean your new domain is PR0 and old one where the page used to be was PR3?
Correct :) olddomain.com/page.html was PR3. loading that up, it goes to a brand spanking new domain :)

[krakjoe]

FYI : Meta redirects do not put out the correct headers for you to retain PR on the new domain... you should use .htaccess directives to tell HTTP clients that the content has moved permanently ...

[Decker]

Phew :P

[themoose]

Jan, I'd do this instead (for the same reasons as what joe said)

index.php:

<?php
header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: http://www.yourdomain.com/");
exit;
?>

Make sure there's no spaces or whitespace before <?php otherwise it won't work.

[Darknight]

From what I Understand she went with the .htaccess idea wich should be fine, Its not a php file so that would involve changing it to .php and updating anylinks it would also screw up google.. becuse it would no longer find the .html page that it has allready indexed.

Also thats good I thought for a min mabye you lost a pr3 lol

[themoose]

Oh, my bad, I should read the whole thread in future :p

[Decker]

Also thats good I thought for a min mabye you lost a pr3 lol

That's what I thought too :eek3: trust Secret Squirrel aka Jan to leave us to work out the tricky bits :P and tut tut Colin how unlike yourself, go to the corner :lol: (I was starting to feel this was a baiting thread so don't feel bad Colin, Jan should be ashamed for what she did to you!)

[Darknight]

That's what I thought too :eek3: trust Secret Squirrel aka Jan to leave us to work out the tricky bits :P and tut tut Colin how unlike yourself, go to the corner :lol: (I was starting to feel this was a baiting thread so don't feel bad Colin, Jan should be ashamed for what she did to you!)

Wow, Your 44? (Sorry for going offtopic) :fangel:


Oh, my bad, I should read the whole thread in future :p

Why dont you start with the longest thread ever lol... :D
that would be fun!

[Jan]

Also thats good I thought for a min mabye you lost a pr3 lol
I did in a way :) While the page is pointed to the domain, it is 0.

[Decker]

Wow, Your 44? (Sorry for going offtopic) :fangel:
Cheeky git, just hope you survive this long :P


I did in a way :) While the page is pointed to the domain, it is 0.
If anyone ever works out Googles PR will you wake me up?

[Darknight]

Cheeky git, just hope you survive this long :P


If anyone ever works out Googles PR will you wake me up?

Wasnt so much being checky Just didnt relise you looked like this: oldman2
(Dont take any offence to that, Im only joking)
J/K But I really never thought you was 44 possibly like 30 something.
And yeah its kinda confusing I agree.. I dont try and work it out anymore :devious2:

[Decker]

No offence taken :) you get to be this old and you accept stuff :D


But I really never thought you was 44 possibly like 30 something.
:beer: :lol:

[krakjoe]

From what I Understand she went with the .htaccess idea wich should be fine, Its not a php file so that would involve changing it to .php and updating anylinks it would also screw up google.. becuse it would no longer find the .html page that it has allready indexed.

Also thats good I thought for a min mabye you lost a pr3 lol

Because it's only one file, .htaccess is the best way to do it ... however, if you're moving a whole site or you're changing the structure of a site, it's common practice to use a rewrite to a php script that can forward you to the correct content ( because the php can connect to a database / scan a filesystem to find the new content ). Just thought I'd say...

[Darknight]

Because it's only one file, .htaccess is the best way to do it ... however, if you're moving a whole site or you're changing the structure of a site, it's common practice to use a rewrite to a php script that can forward you to the correct content ( because the php can connect to a database / scan a filesystem to find the new content ). Just thought I'd say...

Yes, Colins idea is a great idea. I was just pointing out that its prob not the best for what Jan wanted to do.