HTTP 301: 301 Moved Permanently

What Does HTTP 301 Mean?

HTTP 301 indicates that the requested resource has been permanently moved to the URL given by the Location header.

Causes and How to Fix HTTP 301

Used during domain migrations, HTTP to HTTPS redirection, and URL restructuring.

SEO & Search Engine Impact

Critical for SEO: passes 95-99% of link equity (PageRank) from the old URL to the new destination.

Web Server Configuration (Nginx & Apache)

Configure custom error handling in your web server:

# Nginx Custom Error Handler
error_page 301 /301.html;
location = /301.html {
    root /var/www/html;
    internal;
}