There are a number of ways to redirect site visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is commonly favored. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL redirection is possible only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means essentially is that you could still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you could create e mail addresses or subdomains and use them. Such a feature has lots of practical uses - if you choose to switch your domain name, you may redirect the traffic, but the e-mails with the old one will still be active whenever you are getting in touch with clients or partners. In case you have 2 identical Internet sites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you could redirect the traffic to the other Internet site in order to avoid losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the administration area for the first site and work on it.

URL Redirector in Web Hosting

If you host your Internet sites with us and you have a web hosting package deal, you'll be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the traffic from any domain name and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to a different web address. The procedure takes a few simple steps through an intuitive interface, so you can create a redirection even when you don't have any previous experience. You will simply have to pick a domain or a subdomain via a drop-down list, to select the folder where the redirection shall be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to type the URL to which the website visitors should be redirected to. For more advanced users, there are also options to select the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any redirection which you create can be deactivated from the same section of the Control Panel, in case you don't require it anymore.

URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server plans include a very useful tool that'll offer you an automated and simple way to forward any of your domains to another URL. While this is commonly done by creating a special file in the domain folder and by inputting specific content within it, our tool will permit you to select a domain/subdomain from a drop-down list and to type the preferred remote web address. Our system will do the rest and the forwarding will be active in seconds. If you're more tech-savvy, you may select a variety of more advanced options as well, among them the redirection method (direct, match) and the redirection type (temporary, permanent). You can also redirect a specific folder instead of the root domain. You'll be able to modify these settings whenever you want, and also to delete an active redirection from the same section in which you have created it to begin with.