I am using the Ghost blogging platform. By default to access the blog you go to blog.my-site.com:2368 of course this makes for a ugly, unfriendly URL. I am using .htaccess to change the behavior so when a person types in blog.my-site.com they see the URL. I used the following code: Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews  # Turn mod_rewrite onRewriteEngine On  RewriteBase /RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^blog.mywebsite.com$ [NC]  RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off  RewriteRule ^ http://blog.mywebsite.com:2368%{REQUEST_URI} [P,QSA,L]  From my understanding this is not a redirect, but rather transparently sends the traffic from port 80 to port 2368.My question is this: Does this process have any impact on SEO or, in the views of SEO, it is the same as blog.my-site.com?
.htaccess port 80 to another port SEO impact?
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Using the P flag causes the request to be handled by mod_proxy, essentially replacing the ugly URL with the more friendly one for both users and search engine bots.This would likely improve recognition and the likelihood of users clicking on the URL, so in short it would be good for your website's traffic, and certainly not negatively impact your SEO. Much of the links and content you see in search engines are the result of proxies and servers working on different ports in the background, unbeknownst to the client (including bots). 