Web Forwarding URL

[RFH Reseller: Jaro]

Hi,

When I use the 'Web Forwarding URL' functionality in Helm, what type of redirect will be done and is this 'search engine' friendly?
(i.e. a Permanently Moved 301?)

I suppose the same redirect will be used for all the domain aliases of this domain?

Thanks,
Jaro

[RFH Reseller: Sol]

I don't know the answer to this, however, it should be easy to find out using a tool like Fiddler.

Fiddler will let you inspect the HTTP protocol commands sent from client to server and vice a versa, it also lets you manipulate these.

[RFH Reseller: Rappie]

I was actually curious about this too. So I've just give it a test.

Forwaring trough HELM is gives a 302 response code. (HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 302 Redirect) Not really search engine friendly I believe

But it does include domain aliases.

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

What about when you enter this as the web forwarding URL, I believe this will give a 301 redirect:

http://www.domain.com,PERMANENT

[RFH Reseller: Rappie]

Nice one Warren. That does the trick

Do you think there is any chance WHA will make this option in to a checkbox?

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

I doubt it, but there a there are a number of things you can "inject" into the web forwarding URL which will translate into IIS settings:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro....mspx?mfr=true

...its actually very powerful.

[RFH Customer: terraqueotenaz]

What about when you enter this as the web forwarding URL, I believe this will give a 301 redirect:

http://www.domain.com,PERMANENT

I tried this but did´nt work. when I tried http://mydomain.org hoping it would be redirected to http://www.mydomain.org I got an error saying that the server is not redirecting and that it may be a cookie problem..¿?

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

I tried this but did´nt work. when I tried http://mydomain.org hoping it would be redirected to http://www.mydomain.org I got an error saying that the server is not redirecting and that it may be a cookie problem..¿?

That would cause an infinite loop - you will need to use URL Rewriting to do the redirect instead so that it can check whether it needs to do the www redirect.

[RFH Customer: marco]

can something similar be done for a subdomain?
example having sub.mydomain.co.uk to forward to sub.mydomain.com?

Thanks in advance for your reply

[RFH Reseller: Rappie]

You can do this quite easly using URL Rewriting.