301 redirect is the most efficient and search engine friendly method for webpage redirection. Below are a few methods to implement URL redirection.

IIS Redirect

• In Internet Services Manager, right click on the domain (or file or folder) you wish to redirect
• Select "a redirection to a URL"
• Enter the redirection address
• Check "The exact URL entered above" and "A permanent redirection for this resource"
• Click on "Apply"

ColdFusion Redirect

<.cfheader statuscode="301" statustext="Moved permanently">
<.cfheader name="Location" value="http://www.new-url.com">

PHP Redirect

<?
Header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
Header("Location: http://new-url.com");
?>

ASP Redirect

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<%
Response.Status="301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "http://new-url.com"
%>

ASP .NET Redirection

<script runat="server">
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
Response.AddHeader("Location", "http://new-url.com");
}
</script>

JSP (Java) Redirection

<%
response.setStatus(301);
response.setHeader("Location", "http://new-url.com");
response.setHeader("Connection", "close");
%>

CGI Perl Redirection

$q = new CGI;
print $q->redirect("http://new-url.com");

Ruby on Rails Redirect

def old_action
headers["Status"] = "301 Moved Permanently"
redirect_to "http://new-url.com"
end

Linux htaccess Redirect

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule (.*) http://new-url.com/$1 [R=301,L]