302 to 301

[OTSEO]

Hello,

We have a temporary redirect (302?) from http url to https url. Seomoz has suggested that we change the 302 temporary redirect to a permanent 301 redirect.

Sounds good.... but how do we do that?!

Appreciate any and all feedback!

[KLLC]

Hello,

Its pretty simple by replacing 302 to 301, as you already have 302 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. If you have done it with .htaccess just edit the file and just replace 302 with 301.

[SanketPatel]

May I know which platform are you using ? And how you have done 302 redirect ?

If you have done it through httaccess file then KLLC is right, just replace 301 in place of 302.

[OTSEO]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the reply. Actually, the original site developer made the 302 redirect. I found the httaccess file, but I can't see how to change the 302. I found several instances in the file where 301 is mentioned, but so far I can't find a reference to 302. Any idea what I should be looking for?

[SanketPatel]

It should be on root folder or in "public html" folder.

[OTSEO]

I found the .htaccess file. Inside I can find several places where there is a redirect to use WWW., or not. But I can't find the place where it says redirect http to https. What sort of text might it say?

Thanks!

[SanketPatel]

Can you PM me your httaccess code ? And your website URL ?

[Cyrus-Shepard]

Coming in late on this thread. There's actually muliple ways to redirect from http to https, depending on your server configuration and so on. It's very possible your developer did set this up in the .htaccess file. If a 301 isn't defined (or none is defined) I believe it can default to a 302.

I see Sanket has volunteered his help. Yay! Let us know what you find or if you need any help.