Difference Betw Temporary & Permanent Redirects?

[Oneida]

On the redirect page in cPanel, what is the practical difference between temporary and permanent redirects?

 

Thanks,

Oneida

[TCH-Dick]

By default, an HTTP redirect sends a code of SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY, (302). This instructs the user agent to use the new URI, but not to cache the resulting page, as it may well soon revert back to the old URI.

 

This can be a problem for pages that have been moved permanently, as the new page will never be cached, placing additional load on both the browser and on the server.

 

This can be avoided using a permanent redirect, which sends a code of SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY (301).

[boxturt]

Thank you. That was very clear and I never completely understood that.

[TCH-Dick]

This is an even better(simply) explanation from the cPanel documentation.

 

Temporary - This tells Internet traffic agents (browsers, search engines, etc.) that this is only a temporary redirection, and that they should return to this initial location again in the future for the same page.

 

Permanent - This tells the Internet traffic agents to go to the redirection address in the future, as the old address will never be used again.

 

 

 

Edited November 28, 2003 by TCH-Dick