What is more important, page authority or linking root domains?

[TOMMarketingLtd.]

I have 2 pages in my report that are identical:

www.ferringway.com (more  page authority......21 vs. 1)

www.ferringway.com/index.php (more linking root domains...... 40 vs. 21)

Which one should I delete or should I do something like a 301 redirect?

Your help is greatly appreciated!

Sheryl

[GeorgeAndrews]

You won't be able to delete your root domain. The same index page is resolving for two different URLs.

I think you would want to 301 redirect from www.ferringway.com/index.php to www.ferringway.com. This will keep your links in place and fix the duplicate content problem. You can read more about 301 redirecting here.

[DukeTanson]

It appears that you have some technical issues with your website. I could be wrong but i suspect your CMS or whatever system youre using generates two different urls for the same page there are no canonicals set up. Before you dive in and set up 301s, i suggest you or your developers delve into your url creation and establish why you have two different urls for them same page. If its a system issue then get them to set up a canonical of one url to the other. Dr. Pete's post on duplicate content will provide more insight to that.

I also spotted a few other techincal issues. You need to look at your 404 page as well. see examples below

http://www.ferringway.com/local-venues/index.php

http://www.ferringway.com/durango-activitiesss.php

All the best.