There are a number of ways to forward website visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is commonly preferred. In contrast to parking a domain address, a URL forwarding can be done only if the domain 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 set up e-mail addresses or subdomains and use them. This sort of function has lots of practical uses - if you want to switch your domain, you may forward the site visitors, but the e-mails with the old one will still be active whenever you are communicating with customers or partners. If you have 2 similar sites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you may redirect the traffic to the other site in order to prevent losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the administration area for the first website and develop it.
URL Redirector in Shared Web Hosting
If you host your sites with us and you have a shared web hosting package, you'll be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the visitors from any domain address and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to a different Internet address. The task takes a few easy steps via an user-friendly interface, so you may set up a redirection even if you have no previous experience. You'll simply have to pick a domain name or a subdomain using a drop-down list, to select the folder where the redirection shall be created (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to type the URL where the visitors should be forwarded to. For more proficient users, there are also options to pick the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any forwarding that you set up can be deactivated from the same exact section of the Control Panel, if you do not require it anymore.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server packages come with a very handy tool that will provide you with an automated and easy way to redirect any of your domain names to another URL. While this is commonly done by setting up a special file within the domain folder and by entering specific content in it, our tool will allow you to select a domain/subdomain from a drop-down list and to type in the preferred remote Internet address. Our system shall do the rest and the redirection will be enabled in seconds. In case you are more tech-savvy, you may pick a range of more advanced options also, particularly the redirection method (direct, match) and the redirection type (temporary, permanent). You can also redirect a particular folder instead of the root domain. You shall be able to edit these settings at any time, and also to delete an active redirection from the same section where you have created it initially.