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    • bronxpad
      bronxpad last edited by

      Ok, So i need to do a 301 redirect but my host doesn't have the feature with htaccess. I currently use yahoo. What are my options?

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      • Nobody1560986989723
        Nobody1560986989723 last edited by

        If you can use alternative languages such as PHP or ASP then you can still achieve a 301 redirect. Here's a useful page of different 301 options.

        http://www.webconfs.com/how-to-redirect-a-webpage.php

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        • blu42media
          blu42media last edited by

          Hey Joel-

          Check out this article on moz; look for section #2.

          http://www.seomoz.org/blog/answers-to-the-seo-professionals-litmus-test

          Rand suggests a meta refresh with 0 delay when you have no htaccess:

          If that doesn't work or you have lots of URLs to deal with, you may want to consider another hosting provider that offers you more bang for the buck!

          Hope that helps!
          John

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          • bronxpad
            bronxpad @blu42media last edited by

            I heard google doesn't like the meta refresh style of dealing with this.

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            • bronxpad
              bronxpad last edited by

              Does anyone have a good php code that i could use? Where would I place the code?

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              • Nobody1560986989723
                Nobody1560986989723 @bronxpad last edited by

                Yes, see the link I posted above and you place it in your PHP file before any HTML or headers are outputted.

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