URLīs withbackslash and without in GA

[andelu]

When I look in Google analytics I often find the same URL twice but where the only difference is that the one URL contains a backslash in the end while the other does not have a backslash in the end.

What is the main reason for this?

Any info is appreciated :-)

[g1smd]

It is probably due to misconfiguration of your server.

If the URL is a folder, then the server should normally issue a 301 redirect from "without" to "with".

If the URL is for a file, then "without" should serve the content, and "with" should issue a 404 error.

More information should be gleaned from your server documentation (Apache, IIS, etc - WebmasterWorld has a forum for each of those here) before making any changes.

[andelu]

The URL is not a folder and it shows the content with and without backslash:

This is the URL causing the headache :-)

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[edited by: engine at 12:02 pm (utc) on Oct. 2, 2008]
[edit reason] No urls, thanks [/edit]