Redirecting googlebot in PHP

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    If I want to redirect the googlebot for one page which includes ?ref=xxx to another that does not, what would the code look like to do this, without redirecting any visitors.
     
    schlottke, Jun 16, 2004 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    Put this on your first line:

    if (preg_match("#(google|slurp@inktomi|yahoo! slurp|msnbot)#si", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) {

	header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
	header("Location: http://www.new-location.com/");
	exit;
}
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    That will do it for a few other bots too, not just Google.
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 16, 2004 IP
  3. john_loch

    john_loch Rodent Slayer

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    If you want to redirect googlebot only, ensure you're a little more specific than just a referrer that contains 'google'. Referrers can include mediapartners-googlebot, google-proxy, etc etc.

    :)
     
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  4. schlottke

    schlottke Peon

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    Yeah, I would put a test for whatever you are looking for as the only thing you redirect.
     
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    is there any new ways to redirect google bot ?
     
    polosas, Sep 10, 2009 IP