How do you detect a redirect?

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How do you detect a redirect?

pmgreen

1:55 pm on Nov 1, 2007 (gmt 0)

I have a site which I believe is being redirected via an Apache entry rather than a DNS entry as I requested. The redirect is too fast to catch with the eye, so wanted to know if there is a tool to detect the redirect.

Sharpseo

3:36 pm on Nov 1, 2007 (gmt 0)

What do you mean by redirect via DNS entry?

Google "header checker" or "redirect checker". Lotsa tools that should show you what's going on.

jomaxx

5:12 pm on Nov 1, 2007 (gmt 0)

There's a Firefox plugin called HTTPGuideDog that can show you what requests your browser is sending, and the resulting status code.

I had trouble figuring it out once I installed it, so I'll add two notes:
1. To start it up you need to click the small icon in the status bar at the lower right.
2. Even then, nothing happens until you click "Start".

jtara

5:57 pm on Nov 1, 2007 (gmt 0)

I have a site which I believe is being redirected via an Apache entry rather than a DNS entry as I requested.

There is no such thing as a DNS redirect. There is no such thing as a DNS redirect. There is no such thing...

Sorry if I am repeating myself.

Some registrars and DNS providers offer a redirect service. It's still an HTTP redirect. The provider sets-up a web server that does the redirects. They seem to think that this is all too complicated to explain to their users, and they use various marketing terms suggesting that it's some kind of special DNS entry.

It's nothing of the kind.

There are a number of Firefox plugins that will allow you to examine redirects. One of them is mentioned above.