Gandi Bar - Forwarding service - Comments

Forwarding service - Bruno

Bruno — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:17:13 +0100

Hi,

I run a web site based on Wikini, without URL rewriting. This means that the URLs of the pages on my site are something like (*) "http: //dynamo11.free.fr/wikini/wakka.php?wiki=Accueil".
This is typically what you describe as the "horribly long" URL. However it's quite ok, as long as I can refer to the page as "http://www.dynamo11.org/Accueil".

In the old days (that is, before you implemented the evolved forwarding service), I achieved this by setting the web redirection of "www.dynamo11.org" to "http: //dynamo11.free.fr/wikini/wakka.php?wiki=".
This would cause "http://www.dynamo11.org/Contact" to be rewritten as "http: //dynamo11.free.fr/wikini/wakka.php?wiki=/Contact", and a small PHP hack would do the trick.

Now since the implementation of the new forwarding service, all "http://www.dynamo11.org/Toto" URLs act as if the "Toto" part was absent.

I will keep investigating on my side to see if I can provide more info, but maybe you already heard of the problem?

Thanks in advance,
Bruno.

PS: I would like to avoid masked forwarding (because some people around me don't like frames...).

(*) I inserted a space in the long URLs so that they are not cut.

Forwarding service - Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:10:16 +0100

Hi Allanbb, nice to see you at the bar!

Gandi's masked forwarding uses frames, which is not ideal for search engine ranking (due to the way that search engines now look for, and rank content).

If you are interested in good search engine results, it would be best to stick with 301 forwarding, which we do provide of course.

Alternatively, you can apply your host's DNS to your domain in your Gandi control panel to point your domain to their servers, or if you want to use Gandi's DNS, you can point your A record to the address of your virtual host server.

If you would like help with any of these configurations, or want to discuss what options are best suited to your needs, please feel free to contact our Customer Care Dept!

Have fun!

Forwarding service - allanbb

allanbb — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:26:44 +0100

Thanks for the new forwarding features -- they're wonderful. I have one question. I want my forwarded sites to look as much as possible as if I have my own servers. So I want masked forwarding, but I also want the search engine benefits of 301 forwarding. Do I get this with masked forwarding, or will the links to my pages continue to be marked as temporary?

More generally, what are the implications for search engine behaviour if I choose masked forwarding instead of 301 forwarding?

Thanks,

Allan

Forwarding service - Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:12:37 +0100

Welcome to the bar Cem!

Actually - you want to do the reverse: forward your domain to your blog address to blogspot.

This is quite easy! Simply log into your domain's control panel, and in the Technical Settings part, (In the "Forwarding" column), after the line, "Web:", click on the "Update" link. This will bring up a page where you can specify the name of the website that you want to forward your domain to!

Creating your forwarding address:

Click on the "Create a forwarding address" button, and you will then be taken to a form where you can choose how you want to forward your domain.

I suggest the following set-up for you:

* Type of forwarding: choose "Masked" to keep your domain name in the URL address bar.
* Subdomain: leave empty or enter *
* Forwarding address: enter the address of your blog (http://toprakana-org2.blogspot.com/)

Then, submit this by clicking the "Create" button.

That's all! Your domain will forward to your blog shortly thereafter.

You have a free, ready-to-go blog with your Gandi domain too! If you would prefer using a blog at Gandi, and want to know more, please feel free to ask customer care any questions you may have about activating your GandiBlog, or click here!

Have fun!

Forwarding service - Cem Birder

Cem Birder — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:43:23 +0100

Please help me forward below blog adress to www.toprakana.org

http://toprakana-org2.blogspot.com/

Thanks

Cem Birder