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I just bought new domain for my web page. Is it good to use php redirection to the new domain and what are the exact headers that I must send to google bot to just renew the address and keep the page rank without loosing position in search results for the specific keyword ? Regards

sysadmin1138
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301 permanent redirect.

It is not full proof, but it is the best approach.

Dustin Laine
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  • Thanks for your answer. I'm reading something about '301 VS 303' What is you opinion? –  Mar 26 '10 at 23:29
  • You can probably set up the redirect and, after Google notices it, you can delete the old domain. _NOTE: That's just my guess._ – Maxim Zaslavsky Mar 26 '10 at 23:31
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have a look at http://www.google.com/webmasters/ once you set your site up in there, they have a whole page of info about changing domain names,etc

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  • Thanks for your answer. Just found this topic http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=83106 If you got better post it. –  Mar 26 '10 at 23:28
  • Also found this http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=83105 Thnks again and have a good night :) –  Mar 26 '10 at 23:32
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You should also do a change of address after you've done your 301 redirects, so Google knows your intentions: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/83106?hl=en

The 301 redirects should be mapped page - to - page, so that the content on each indexed page is relevant to the content on the mapped page on the new domain.

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