Static pages for indexing that forward to dynamic site

index static, display dynamic

[scottj]

Hi,
I have a dynamic site, a database-backed site, that
I don't want search engines to hit. I want the SEs
to hit pre-computed static pages which forward users
to the dynamic view.

Google cannot parse through our dynamic site
for one reason or another. It may learn how to
in the next few years but I need to get indexed
this coming year.

What are the issues around Google being asked to index
static pages that actually forward real google searchers
into a different page? Would I be breakign their
rules? Would they ban me?

I have research physics content /not porn/...
they are very different topics. Both interesting :)
But very different.

Any warnings or suggestions would help.

=Scott

[storevalley]

Hi Scott ...

Use site search [webmasterworld.com] to look for mod rewrite. This'll give you tips on rewriting dynamic URLs so that they look like static ones, which could be one way forward for you ...

[claus]

>> What are the issues

Cloaking, doorwaypages, duplicates, and mod_rewrite too - that's basically the terms. It's one of those never-ending stories. Some applications will benefit both google and searchers, some will not and it all depends on who's speaking.

It's awfully hard to recommend anything in general, apart from the mod_rewrite solution in which case you show exactly the same content to all, but the URLs on the server are not the same as those in the browser. Ie: Dynamic will appear to be static.

/claus