Hi There, I have a PHP site i wish to have it redesigned in html but do not wish to loose my search engine rankings, If it were html to html I would use a 301 redirect but i do not know if i can do this PHP to HTML. I dont have .ht access for as it is a windows server running IIS, Can i still use a 301 redirect to point the old PHP page to a new HTML page if so does anyone know how to do this? Look forward to hearing from you, David.
u need to have .htaccess file otherwise u will not be able to redirect ur dynamic content to a static page
yes tha is a problem because IIS servers have no htaccess but there is a feature in a server itself which lets you redirect an old url to a new url.
You can still get this problem to be solved by 301 redirect. I would recommend you go and read this comprehensive guide to get it done. Read it throughly and carefully made the change. - Redirect Visitors To a New Page or Site - HTML Tips and Tricks
Why not leave the pages with the .php extension? Just because the new pages are only html doesn't mean the extension has to change
Dont worry if you dont have access to .htaccess. You can use this code <?php Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" ); Header( "Location: http://www.new-url.com" ); ?> Redirecting this way will help you maintain your seo without lossing your search engine ranking.