What is a server-side redirect?

The server automatically displays the webpage for the new URL (the redirect target). From the user’s point of view, HTTP redirects are completely seamless. In technical terms, these are called server-side redirects. Because your web server (where your website is hosted) takes care of it before your website even loads.

What is URL redirection?

URL redirection, also known as URL forwarding, is a technique to give more than one URL address to a page, a form, a whole website, or a web application. HTTP has a special kind of response, called a HTTP redirect, for this operation.

What happens when a browser receives a redirect?

When browsers receive a redirect, they immediately load the new URL provided in the Location header. Besides the small performance hit of an additional round-trip, users rarely notice the redirection. There are several types of redirects, sorted into three categories:

What is a Redirect response?

Redirect responses have status codes that start with 3, and a Location header holding the URL to redirect to. When browsers receive a redirect, they immediately load the new URL provided in the Location header. Besides the small performance hit of an additional round-trip, users rarely notice the redirection.