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Redirect URL

It is extremely easy to redirect a URL if you have a NCSA or Apache server. Sorry, this doesn't work on Netscape Enterprise Servers. To redirect from one URL to another you need to create a file called .htaccess. In that file place the following:

Redirect oldURL newURL

Change oldURL to the path of the old URL and newURL to the path of the new url. An example of a redirection would be:

Redirect /path/to/file.html http://www.domain.com/path/to/file.html

Save your file and upload it to the server. When you try to access the now redirected URL you will automatically be sent to the new URL. It's much fast then using meta refresh.