- friendfeed.com uses 302.
- bit.ly uses 301.
I had decided to use 303.
Do they behave differently in terms of support by browsers ?
friendfeed.com uses 302. bit.ly uses 301. I had decided to use 303. Do they
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I had decided to use 303.
Do they behave differently in terms of support by browsers ?
It depends on your purpose.
301 says “this isn’t the proper URL, look elsewhere and use remember that other URL is better; don’t come back here!”.
302 says “this is the proper URL which you should carry on using, but to actually get the content look elsewhere”.
303 is like 302 but specifically for redirections after a form submission.
If your purpose is a URL shortener then 303 isn’t really relevant. It’ll still work, but offers nothing over the normal 302. For a URL shortener I’d say 301 would be most suitable, as the other URL is the ‘real’ one. Saying 302 is trying to keep the ownership of the address and any SEO momentum caused by its use for yourself: a bit rude, but maybe you want to be rude.