There are a lot of ways to forward website visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is oftentimes favored. 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 essentially is that you may still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you may create e mail addresses or subdomains and use them. This type of feature has lots of practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain address, you could redirect the visitors, but the e-mails with the old one shall still be active in the event that you are communicating with clients or partners. In case you have two very similar Internet sites and you want to rebuild one of them, you may forward the site visitors to the other Internet site in order to avoid losing potential customers, while you shall still be able to access the admin area for the first website and improve it.
URL Redirector in Website Hosting
The Hepsia CP, included with our Linux website hosting packages, provides a URL forwarding tool that will permit you to forward any domain address or subdomain hosted within your account to any URL - inside your account or a third-party one. Creating a new redirection is quite easy - you must select a domain/subdomain and then input the URL it should be redirected to. You can also forward a specific subfolder only. As an illustration, when you have your-domain.com and your-domain.com/es, you may forward just the latter. The tool has complex features for more tech-savvy users also, like the feature to select the redirection type - 301 (permanent redirection) or 302 (temporary redirection), the redirection method - direct or match, and so on. If you no longer require a redirection, you may deactivate it with a click from the same exact section of the CP.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Each semi-dedicated server plan which we offer will allow you to forward any host (domain or subdomain) to a third-party URL without difficulty. While this can be done manually by creating a system file and by including certain content to it, we'll offer you a user-friendly tool in which you will only need to pick the domain/subdomain in question and to enter the remote address. Our system will take care of everything else, so a couple of seconds later the new redirection shall be 100% active. The more experienced users may also make use of a number of other customizable options, including the option to pick the redirection type (direct, match) and method (301 permanent, 302 temporary). All of these options, along with the URL a domain is forwarded to, can be changed with a couple of clicks whenever you want. If you no longer need a redirection, you'll be able to delete it just as fast.