The best replacement for redirect is forward.

The best alternatives to redirect are rated as following:
★★★★★  forward
★★★  rewrite
★★  forward email
★★  transfer
★★  forward jsp
★★  forward outlook
★★  http redirect
★  pipe
★  redirectmatch
★  cname
★  redirect
★  render rails
★  redirecttoaction
★  alias
★  rewriterule
★  re direct
★  forward outlook rule
  forward spring mvc
  302 redirect
  rewrite apache
  parked domain
  pass through
  re-direct
  url frame
  302
  frame redirect
  forward domain
  forwarding
  301 redirect
  rewrite rule
  temporary
  forward servlet
  proxypass
  server.transfer

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Speaking about redirect, one probably shouldn't forget about htaccess.

Other search terms related to redirect and their ratings are:
★★★★★ htaccess
★★★★ php
★★★★ changing url
★★★ post
★★ post data
★★ query string
★ mod_rewrite
★ meta
★ referrer
★ asp
★ .htaccess
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