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➡️ Intro

Redirect to this site​

Replace everything in your index.php with this snippet:

nano index.php
<?php
header("Location: https://adrianoruseler.github.io/site/", true, 301);
exit();
?>

The HTML/JavaScript Backup​

If for some reason your server isn't processing PHP correctly, or you want a "fallback" inside the same file, you can use a Meta Refresh tag. This is less "clean" for SEO but works in a pinch:

nano index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta
      http-equiv="refresh"
      content="0; url=https://adrianoruseler.github.io/site/"
    />
    <title>Redirecting...</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>
      If you are not redirected,
      <a href="https://adrianoruseler.github.io/site/">click here</a>.
    </p>
  </body>
</html>

The .htaccess Redirect​

If your website is hosted on an Apache server (which most standard web hosts use), you can create or edit a file named .htaccess in your root directory and add this code:

nano .htaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ https://adrianoruseler.github.io/site/ [R=301,L]
  • Change the "AllowOverride" Directive
<Directory /var/www/html/site>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

For the changes to take effect, you must restart the service:

systemctl restart apache2

Which one should you use?​

Here is a quick breakdown to help you decide:

MethodBest For...Pro/Con
PHPQuick fixes or single files.Pro: Easy to implement. Con: Slightly slower than server-level.
.htaccessSite-wide moves and SEO.Pro: Fastest performance. Con: Only works on Apache servers.
HTML MetaFallback/Backup.Pro: Works everywhere. Con: Bad for SEO; looks "clunky."