How to fix page rank/links, from mirrored site

[jpietrowiak]

I had set up a tracking scheme in which I used a subdomain and mirrored my main site and sent visitors from an adwords campaign to the subdomain. Now I noticed there is much duplicate content in search engines. I also notice that many people have linked to my subdomain instead of the main website. So now I have to try to redirect page rank and all pages that link to the subforum to my main site. How can I redirect to main site. Do I have to use a 301 direct for everypage on my site in htaccess. It would be like 300-500 pages estimated. Is this the best method to retain all the info and get everything straightened out?

Yes I'm a dummy for doing this in the first place. Did not realize what issues it could cause at the time.

Thanks for your help

[Quadrille]

One site to site 301 redirect?

from subdomain.example.com to www.example.com

[phranque]

welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com], jpietrowiak!

what type of server are you using?

[jpietrowiak]

Thanks! My server looks like a Linux CentOS.

If I use one single redirect. When a person clicks a link on another website and the link points to my webpage of "sub.website.com/page2.html" will it then redirect to the same link website.com/page2.html.

Also what if they bookmarked the links in there browser. I assume the same would apply as a normal link.

Thanks

[Quadrille]

1. Yes. Best not to combine the redirect with a restructuring. Leave that for another time.

2. Yes; the redirect would be pretty much instant if set up correctly; they'd not notice.

[jpietrowiak]

Here is something I found what do you think of it. Will it work for what I am trying to do? any drawbacks?

Redirect entire domain:

Redirect 301 / http://www.new-domain.com/

Note: The use of the "/" at the end of the redirected domain. This is necessary so that http://www.old-domain.com/page1.html will be redirected to http://www.new-domain.com/page1.html.

[edited by: phranque at 11:51 am (utc) on Jan. 27, 2009]
[edit reason] unlinked urls [/edit]

[phranque]

My server looks like a Linux CentOS.

CentOS is an operating system rather than a web server but i'll assume for now that you meant Apache.

Redirect 301 / http://www.new-domain.com/

that looks like it would work if you have mod_alias enabled.
have you tried it?

[jpietrowiak]

Yes its apache. No have not tried it yet still trying to find out more info. Some things I read says it may hurt it as well if I redirect all the pages to the site. Not sure what to believe. My home page is PR3 and still comes up in the search results pretty well so not sure yet. Just trying to make sure what I do will not mess things up before I do anything yet.