For permanent and simple redirection, use the HTTPD configuration file:

it is MUCH more efficient than doing it yourself. Some servers enable you to do this using a file in your own DIRECTORY (eg Apache) whereas others use a SINGLE configuration file (eg CERN).

For more complicated cases (eg process form inputs and conditionally redirect the user), use the "Location:" response header.

If the redirection is itself a CGI script, it is easy to URLencode parameters to it in a GET request, but dont FORGET to escape the URL!

For permanent and simple redirection, use the HTTPD configuration file:

it is much more efficient than doing it yourself. Some servers enable you to do this using a file in your own directory (eg Apache) whereas others use a single configuration file (eg CERN).

For more complicated cases (eg process form inputs and conditionally redirect the user), use the "Location:" response header.

If the redirection is itself a CGI script, it is easy to URLencode parameters to it in a GET request, but dont forget to escape the URL!