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How to Test URL Redirection

How toTest URL Redirection
Website URL redirection is used in several instances. For example:
• When the domain is reallocated from www.example.com to www.anotherexample.com. Because people will still keep www.example.com, instead of the new one for the website in their bookmark.
• When the webpage is renamed or reallocated.
• When you expect different content for different locations of your user population. An airline website for instance; the default “from” location for a ticket would be Chicago if the user IP is from Chicago, etc.
Testing redirection in a live environment is simple. Just type in the domain alias in the address bar, and then check the final response. But what about the test environment? More

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