There are many ways to forward website visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is frequently preferred. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL redirection is possible only if the domain in question is hosted. What this means essentially is that you could still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you may set up e-mail addresses or subdomains and use them. Such a function has numerous practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain address, you can forward the visitors, but the e-mail messages with the old one will still be active in case you are making contact with clients or partners. If you have two very similar Internet sites and you would like to rebuild one of them, you could redirect the visitors to the other Internet site so that you can prevent losing potential clients, while you shall still be able to access the administrator area for the first site and work on it.

URL Redirector in Web Hosting

When you host your websites with us and you have a web hosting plan, you'll be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the site visitors from any domain name and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to another Internet address. The task takes just a few basic steps through an user-friendly interface, so you can set up a redirection even when you don't have previous experience. You'll only have to select a domain or a subdomain using a drop-down list, to pick the folder where the redirection will be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to enter the URL where the site visitors have to be sent to. For more knowledgeable users, there are also options to select the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any redirection that you create can be deactivated from the exact same section of the Control Panel, if you do not require it anymore.

URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers

Each and every semi-dedicated server plan that we provide will enable you to redirect any host (domain or subdomain) to a third-party URL effortlessly. While this can be performed manually by setting up a system file and by adding certain content to it, we will supply you with a user-friendly tool where you will only need to pick the domain/subdomain in question and to enter the remote address. Our system will take care of what's left, so a couple of seconds later the new redirection will be completely active. The more knowledgeable users may also make use of a number of other customizable options, like the option to select the redirection type (direct, match) and method (301 permanent, 302 temporary). Each of these options, as well as the URL a domain is redirected to, can be changed with just a few clicks whenever you want. In case you no longer need a redirection, you could delete it just as fast.