There are many ways to forward traffic from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is commonly preferred. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL redirection is possible only if the domain in question is hosted. What this means basically is that you may still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you could create email addresses or subdomains and use them. This kind of feature has many practical uses - if you want to switch your domain name, you could forward the site visitors, but the e-mail messages with the old one will still be active in case you are communicating with clients or partners. When you have two identical Internet sites and you want to rebuild one of them, you may forward the visitors to the other website so that you can prevent losing potential clients, while you shall still be able to access the administration area for the first site and work on it.

URL Redirector in Shared Website Hosting

If you host your sites with us and you have a shared website hosting package deal, you'll be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the visitors from any domain name and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to an alternative Internet address. This process takes a number of easy steps through an user-friendly interface, so you may create a redirection even if you don't have previous experience. You'll simply have to choose a domain name or a subdomain through a drop-down list, to choose the folder where the redirection shall be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to type the URL where the site visitors have to be sent 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 set up could be deactivated from the very same section of the CP, if you do not need it anymore.

URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers

Every semi-dedicated server package deal we provide will permit you to redirect any host (domain or subdomain) to a third-party URL without difficulty. While this can be carried out manually by creating a system file and by adding specific content to it, we shall give you a user-friendly tool in which you will only have to pick the domain/subdomain in question and to type in the remote address. Our system will take care of the rest, so a few seconds later the new redirection shall be completely active. The more knowledgeable users can also make use of a few other customizable options, like the option to select the redirection type (direct, match) and method (301 permanent, 302 temporary). Each of these options, plus the URL a domain is redirected to, can be modified with several clicks whenever you want. In case you no longer need a redirection, you'll be able to delete it just as easily.