Redirection

On a Web site, redirection is a technique for moving visitors to a different Web page than the one they request, usually because the page requested is unavailable. Web users often encounter redirection when they visit the Web site of a company whose name has been changed or which has been acquired by another company.

How do 301 redirects work?

People create redirect links for so many reasons like 404 Error Page, Changing old URL to New URL, etc. So many times when the user changes their domain name then they are using 301 redirections for SEO purposes. See the full article for more details.

What is redirection error?

The error “too many redirects” means that the website keeps being redirected between different addresses in a way that will never complete. Often this is the result of competing redirects, one trying to force HTTPS (SSL) and another redirecting back to HTTP (non-SSL), or between www and non-www forms of the URL.

How do I fix redirected you too many times?

Delete Cookies. A common solution for err_too_many_redirects Chrome and Mozilla is to clear your cookies because they can sometimes contain faulty data which results in too many HTTP redirects. You can try solving the issue this way even when you find yourself in a Chrome redirect loop on the website you don’t own.

What causes a redirect loop?

A redirect loop occurs when a website tells your browser to redirect to a page, which in turn tells your browser to redirect to another page, this happens over and over again until your browser stops redirecting and declares that a redirect loop has occurred.