CGI-BIN - can it be SEO'ed?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by TeeDogg252, Oct 9, 2008.

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    I've got a bit of a problem......a ecommerce site has its product listings in the CGI-bin with really unfriendly urls.

    I don't know the virtue of building a site this way but internal pages are getting indexed but they have "No PageRank avaliable" which cannot be a good thing.

    I know Ebay use the a cgi subdomain, but I've only ever put form scripts in the CGI-bin.

    Can anyone particularly technical shead any light on this issue?

    Cheers
     
    TeeDogg252, Oct 9, 2008 IP
  2. vansterdam

    vansterdam Notable Member

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    I would use a mod rewrite to make the urls more search engine friendly.
     
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    monfis Well-Known Member

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    Search engines have problems with cgi in general, that was the original reason php was developed.
    CGI is not / never was search engine friendly. You can do the same and more with php.
     
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    morph07 Peon

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    It will be a great help if you ask me...And By doing this it'll be easy to gain traffic:)
     
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