What is the best way to change tons of 302 for 301...

[Felip3]

I'm doing an audit for a new client and their website has tons of 302... (more than 1000)... What is the best/fast way to change all the 302 for 301...?

[OlegKorneitchouk]

That depends on how the current 302's are set up.

Via PHP header? htaccess? IIS? Some plugin/script? Can you share more info?

[Felip3]

Looks like their shopping cart (OS commerce) is doing all the 302. ..

[OlegKorneitchouk]

Okay.. what kinds of links are throwing up the 302s? Old product pages? www/non-www?

I often see people leaving off the trailing slash in links which 302s to the URL with the trailing slash.

[Felip3]

Here is a example:

This URL:

http://www.toolsandmachinery.com/jet-parts-5883/jet-dust-collection-8097/jet-jc-3-parts-8110/jet-foot-jc3-141-289123.html?buy=now

302 for: http://www.toolsandmachinery.com/jet-parts-5883/jet-dust-collection-8097/jet-jc-3-parts-8110/

[OlegKorneitchouk]

what's happening is that there is a 302 redirect to : http://www.toolsandmachinery.com/index.php?cPath=5883_8097_8110&osCsid=8a13a53a966400e3bef97cef001aa4e5

Then it's 301 redirected to: http://www.toolsandmachinery.com/jet-parts-5883/jet-dust-collection-8097/jet-jc-3-parts-8110/?osCsid=8a13a53a966400e3bef97cef001aa4e5

I'm thinking this is due to some plugin but i'm not too familiar with osCommerce so can't be positive. I would try to install a SEO plugin and see if that helps.

[Felip3]

Thanks, I'll try do that the messy is worse than I thought...