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3xx Redirects

301 Moved Permanently

The page has a new permanent URL. Browsers and search engines remember it and pass the ranking to the new URL.

When you see it

  • A changed slug or domain, http → https, www ↔ non-www.
  • Apache / LiteSpeed rules in .htaccess or a redirect in the app.

What to do

  1. 1

    Use 301 for permanent moves so search engines transfer the old URL's ranking.

  2. 2

    Avoid chains (A → B → C): point every old URL straight to the final one.

  3. 3

    Test with curl -I https://example.com/old-url to see the status and Location.

.htaccess redirect generator

In Laravel

return redirect()->to($url, 301); or Route::permanentRedirect('/old', '/new'); Use the .htaccess generator tool for server-level rules.

Check the status of a URL

The first line of the response shows the status code; -L follows redirects and shows each step.

curl -I https://example.com/page
curl -IL https://example.com/old-page

Frequently asked questions

What does HTTP 301 mean?

The page has a new permanent URL. Browsers and search engines remember it and pass the ranking to the new URL.

How does Laravel handle 301?

return redirect()->to($url, 301); or Route::permanentRedirect('/old', '/new'); Use the .htaccess generator tool for server-level rules.

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