Redirect a page for google page rank?

[zach]

Hi

I have a page, for instance domain.com/index.html

and I would like to redirect it to domain.com/directory/index.html

Right now I have an html "meta refresh" redirect, but I know that search engines such as google dont like these; they think that you are creating portals.

So what is the correct way to redirect?

Also, will the Page Rank of the page get transfered?

Thanks

Zach