Magento redirects to base url using 302, how do I get it to use 301

Question

I've notice in firebug that the non-www version of my magento store redirects to the www version using 302. For SEO purposes I want it to redirect using 301.

How I tried to fix it

I went to the System > Configuration > General > Web > Url Options and my setting Redirect to Base URL if requested URL doesn't match it is set to Yes (there are only 2 options: Yes or No) Magento 1.4 URL Rewrite options

Imporantant notes

I'm using Magento v1.4.0.1 My .htaccess file contains the following, in regards to URL Rewrites:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    Options +FollowSymLinks
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(media|skin|js)/
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
    RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
</IfModule>

How can I change the redirect method to 301?

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered May 15 '13 at 15:22

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As of 1.6.2.0 there seems to be an option to select the redirect method in the Admin Panel, no need to modify the .htaccess.

Simply go to System -> Configuration -> Web -> Url Options and set Auto-redirect to Base URL to your preferred method.

answered May 15 '13 at 15:22

Louis B.

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the question was for magento 1.4.0.1 and there's no option in the admin pannel for that. – Bogdan May 17 '13 at 13:08
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Absolutely, but it's also one of the first results that comes up on Google when searching for a solution to this problem, so I thought I'd amend the current solution for anybody who finds this via Google. :) – Louis B. May 17 '13 at 17:53
I've found this doesn't work. Using http://tools.seobook.com/server-header-checker/, www. example.com is showing as 302, but example.com (minus www.) is showing 301. – stefannew Oct 17 '14 at 15:46

Fabian Barney · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-07T12:44:23.570

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Try changing the last line to this:

RewriteRule .* index.php [R=301,L]

See Apache mod_rewrite RewriteRule Directive the section about flags.

edited Sep 07 '12 at 12:44

answered Sep 07 '12 at 11:29

Fabian Barney

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I got a `500 Internal Server Error` when I tried this approach. – Bogdan Sep 07 '12 at 11:57
Hmm, I removed the `space` after the comma. Not sure, if that is a syntax error in the rewrite URL. Please try again. – Fabian Barney Sep 07 '12 at 12:45
Oh it's Friday...it should be: "...syntax error in the RewriteRule." – Fabian Barney Sep 07 '12 at 12:53
This doesn't seem to work anymore as of 1.6. Instead this can be set directly in the Admin Panel, see my answer below. – Louis B. May 15 '13 at 15:23

Magento redirects to base url using 302, how do I get it to use 301

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