Redirecting affiliate links...a question?

[OuchItBurns]

So I'm using a php jump to redirect my affiliate links.

Like mysite.com/jump/phones.php

Now, a php redirect like this will default to a 302 redirect, correct? Is this an issue?

My friend just lost a shit ton of indexed pages after he went to the above format and it looks like G was indexing all the 302 redirects as blank pages or something...any ideas?

 

[deStone]

302 is a temporary redirect, 301 is a permanent redirect.

PHP: header - Manual

<?php
// 301 Moved Permanently
header("Location: /foo.php",TRUE,301);

// 302 Found
header("Location: /foo.php",TRUE,302);
header("Location: /foo.php");

// 303 See Other
header("Location: /foo.php",TRUE,303);

// 307 Temporary Redirect
header("Location: /foo.php",TRUE,307);
?>

 

[OuchItBurns]

Ya, I understand that. I'm wondering if there is any benefit or problem in using one versus the other for an outbound off-site redirect?

Should I specify all of them to be 301s?

 

[nickycakes]

301 will leak "link juice" from your site but other than that it doesn't matter much

 

[kjb1891]

Does a PHP 301 redirect header pass link weight just like a normal 301 redirect would?

 

[Juanle455]

I think is better a 301 redirection.