My website was first created in .asp format but was converted to .php for about 3 years now and is working fine. However, the old .asp files that are archived in the search engines (Google especially), are still showing up in searches and creating 404 errors. Do I have to ask Google to remove these files from their archives? Most importantly, can I remove those old, inactive .asp files from my server without any effects on the performance on my site? Thanks, Keith.
YOu can do two thing there 1. Use robot.txt and tell Search engine not to index those pages (disallow) 2. Redirect old pages to relavant new pages using 301 redirect But certainly you need to tell SE not to index them now otherwise your search ranking would be significantly affected. Thanks, Ravi