There are a number of ways to redirect traffic from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is commonly recommended. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL forwarding is feasible only if the domain in question is hosted. What this means basically is that you may still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you may create email addresses or subdomains and use them. This sort of feature has many practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain, you may redirect the visitors, but the emails with the old one will still be active in the event that you are communicating with customers or partners. If you have two identical Internet sites and you need to rebuild one of them, you can redirect the site visitors to the other site so that you can prevent losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the administrator area for the first website and improve it.
URL Redirector in Hosting
When you host your sites with us and you have a hosting package, you'll be able to use our URL redirection tool to forward the visitors from any domain and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to an alternative web address. The procedure takes just a few basic steps through an user-friendly interface, so you can create a redirection even when you don't have any previous experience. You will only have to select a domain or a subdomain via a drop-down list, to select the folder in which the redirection will be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to type the URL where the site visitors have to be redirected to. For more experienced users, there are also options to choose the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any redirection that you set up can be deactivated from the same exact section of the CP, in the event you don't require it anymore.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers
Each and every semi-dedicated server package deal we provide will enable you to redirect any host (domain or subdomain) to a third-party URL easily. While this can be carried out manually by creating a system file and by including certain content to it, we shall provide you with a user-friendly tool in which you will just have to choose the domain/subdomain in question and to type the remote address. Our system will handle everything else, so a couple of seconds later the new redirection shall be fully active. The more expert users may also make use of a number of other customizable options, like the option to choose the redirection type (direct, match) and method (301 permanent, 302 temporary). Any of these options, as well as the URL a domain is forwarded to, could be altered with just a few clicks at any time. When you no longer need a redirection, you could delete it just as quickly.