redirection which is right

moving to new server , making new site, deleting old pages

[seogrrl]

I keep trying to find the information needed to complete this move to new servers, but I just can't seem to find it. I have about 4 sites that get about 3/4 mil page views per month. Can someone please tell me the best way to go about utilizing adsense with all the old traffic. Would it be best to buy a new domain and point all the old sites to the new site?

I'm just not getting it.

Thanks.

SEOGrrl

[Highway61]

1) You have to make your own decision on buying a new domain, etc. I must ask why do you want a new domain name if you have 4 sites that are doing so well? Why not keep the existing domain names and simply change your DNS for each domain to the new hosting nameserver?

2) Make all your changes through httpd.conf. The file is initially scary to read, however once you get the hang of it, it is a piece of cake. What you will do is the following:

In the virtual domain listing of httpd.conf for the url you are sending to a new url, type the following:

Redirect permanent /existing/path [newdomain.com...]

FYI, there is a space between /existing/path and http.

The path can go down to the filename level.

3) Before doing the above, ask yourself, and post it here, what exactly is it that you are intending to do? I'm confused on this as initially I thought you were asking for re-direct help, but upon further thought, I believe all you are doing is moving from server with hosting company "a" to server with hosting company "b". If so, you need not change anything other than your domain's nameserver.

[dollarshort]

3/4 mil per month is very decent traffic, I would be careful making any drastic changes, try to keep the same path/file structure, redirect pages are very annoying, if most of your traffic is from search engines you could loose rank position.

[maximillianos]

If you are just moving servers, and NOT changing your domain name, you are in good shape. I've moved servers many times, and all you need to do is simply cutover to your new server IP at the time the move is complete and ready. IP changes can be done through your domain registrar control panel most likely. If you are unsure about how to do this, I would contact your registrar.

As noted above, be careful not to change the directory structure and/or virtual directories, etc. You want to keep the site structure in tact during the move, so that the only thing that changes when the move is over is your IP.

Good luck!

[seogrrl]

Thanks for posting and trying to help. I've decided to keep my most profitable/largest sites on that server, which is easier than trying to move them and just pick up another server for my smaller sites.

The sites were just too large and taking too long to move, I was going to delete a lot of the older pages as there is just too much static data and I put it into a database, but then the old pages would be gone and I didn't want to lose the traffic and income from those pages.

So I guess I just won't be using any redirection.

Thanks

SEOGrrl