title: Should I use an apache redirect or a Drupal redirect
body: <p>I am debating between using an apache redirect vs a Drupal redirect, and I am wondering what the best practice would be. The Drupal redirect appeals to me because it would allow non-technical content editors to add their own redirects. I suspect the downside is that every redirect added that way needs to fire up the entire Drupal stack, as opposed to just adding a direct apache redirect. Is there a big difference, or is it negligible in terms of a performance hit, etc. The site is fairly high traffic, but not to the point of using Akamai; several million non concurrent page views a month handled by varnish is doing just fine.</p>