A server side redirect is a method of URL redirection using an HTTP status code (eg. 301 Moved Permanently, 303 See Other and 307 Temporary Redirect) issued by a web server in response to a request for a particular URL. The result is to redirect user's web browser to another web page with a different URL. One method of implementing server-side redirects is the .htaccess file supported by most Apache web servers. An example of the code used is as follows. redirect 301 /index.html Common uses of server-side redirects include: