There are many ways to redirect visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is often favored. In contrast to parking a domain address, a URL forwarding is feasible only if the domain in question is hosted. What this means in simple terms is that you may still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you may create email addresses or subdomains and use them. This kind of feature has several practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain, you may forward the traffic, but the emails with the old one will still be active whenever you are communicating with customers or partners. If you have 2 identical websites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you can redirect the website visitors to the other Internet site in order to prevent losing potential customers, while you'll still be able to access the administration area for the first website and improve it.
URL Redirector in Hosting
If you host your sites with us and you have a hosting package deal, you will be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the traffic from any domain name and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to an alternative Internet address. The process takes several simple steps via an easy-to-use interface, so you may set up a redirection even if you don't have any previous experience. You'll only have to pick a domain or a subdomain through a drop-down list, to choose the folder where the redirection will be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to input the URL where the traffic have to be sent to. For more advanced users, there are also options to pick the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any forwarding that you create can be deactivated from the exact same section of the CP, in case you don't need it anymore.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you start a semi-dedicated server account with our company and you want to forward any of your domains or subdomains, you can benefit from the convenient redirection tool we've included with our custom Hepsia website hosting CP. It'll allow you to forward the website visitors within seconds, considering that all you'll have to do is select a domain/subdomain and input the web address of the other site. The redirection shall take effect instantly. If you are proficient, you will be able to modify different options, including the type of the forwarding - temporary or permanent, and the method - direct or match. These options could be changed for any active redirection as well, so you will not need to set up a new one if you'd like to edit something. You could remove a redirection by clicking on the Delete button associated with it.