There are many ways to redirect site visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is oftentimes preferred. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL forwarding can be done only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means in simple terms is that you can still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you may set up e mail addresses or subdomains and use them. This type of function has numerous practical uses - if you want to switch your domain address, you could redirect the visitors, but the e-mails with the old one shall still be active whenever you are getting in touch with clients or partners. When you have 2 very similar websites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you may redirect the traffic to the other Internet site in order to avoid losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the admin area for the first site and develop it.
URL Redirector in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia CP, included with our Linux shared hosting packages, features a URL redirection tool that will allow you to forward any domain or subdomain hosted in your account to any URL - inside your account or a third-party one. Creating a new redirection is quite easy - you need to choose a domain/subdomain and then enter the URL it should be forwarded to. You can also forward a specific subfolder only. As an example, when you have your-domain.com and your-domain.com/es, you'll be able to forward just the latter. The tool has sophisticated features for more tech-savvy users too, such as the feature to select the redirection type - 301 (permanent redirection) or 302 (temporary redirection), the redirection method - direct or match, etc. If you no longer need a redirection, you could deactivate it with a click from the exact same section of the Control Panel.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Every semi-dedicated server package which we offer will enable you to forward any host (domain or subdomain) to a third-party URL without any difficulty. While this can be performed manually by setting up a system file and by adding certain content to it, we shall give you a user-friendly tool where you will just need to pick the domain/subdomain in question and to enter the remote address. Our system will take care of the rest, so a couple of seconds later the new redirection shall be 100% active. The more experienced users could also make use of a couple of other customizable options, like the option to pick the redirection type (direct, match) and method (301 permanent, 302 temporary). Any of these options, and even the URL a domain is forwarded to, can be altered with a few mouse clicks whenever you want. If you no longer need a redirection, you could delete it just as quickly.