HTML or Htaccess redirect

[Simon]

Hello all.

I have my landing page located outside of my domain root (mydomain.com/landingpage)

When a user visits mydomain.com I would like a redirect to (mydomain.com/landingpage)

I would like only visitors that go to root to be redirected as I have many other sub folders under root.

In terms of seo what would be best to use. HTML redirect or .HTACCESS redirect?

Comments and sample code welcome.

Thanks in Advance

 

[Chris D]

One benefit of a HTML redirect that, as far as I know, you can't do with a htaccess redirect is that you could have a refresh timer with a HTML redirect. So you could display some other HTML such as a redirect message or ads for X seconds. I don't believe you can do this with htaccess.

This is the code for that. I've assumed you want the redirect to be instant (therefore 0):

<META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=http://mydomain.com/landingpage">

That should be treated by Google as a 301 (permanent) redirect.

I'm not so hot with rewrite rules, but I'm sure someone will suggest something similar.

I think the important thing is though that Google treats them the same so unless you want some sort of delay, either solution will work.