There are a number of ways to forward traffic from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is commonly recommended. In contrast to parking a domain, a URL redirection can be done only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means in simple terms is that you may still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you could create email addresses or subdomains and use them. This kind of feature has lots of practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain, you can forward the site visitors, but the e-mails with the old one will still be active whenever you are making contact with clients or partners. When you have 2 similar Internet sites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you can forward the visitors to the other website so as to prevent losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the administrator area for the first site and develop it.
URL Redirector in Hosting
If you host your Internet sites with us and you have a hosting plan, you will be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the website visitors from any domain and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to an alternative web address. The process takes a few simple steps through an intuitive interface, so you can set up a redirection even if you don't have previous experience. You will only have to choose a domain 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 visitors should be sent 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 which you set up may be deactivated from the exact same section of the CP, if you don't require it anymore.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you buy any of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, you will get access to an efficient tool, which you can use to forward any domain hosted in the account with just a few mouse clicks. The tool is part of the advanced Hepsia Control Panel and can easily be used by both advanced users and beginners. In case you have no previous experience, you could forward a domain or a subdomain by selecting it and then by typing in or pasting the remote URL. If you're experienced, you may also choose if the type of the redirection needs to be permanent or temporary and if the method has to be direct or match. These options may be altered whenever you want along with the URL, so you shall not need to create a new redirection if you want to modify something. Naturally, if you no longer want a specific domain or subdomain to be redirected, you'll be able to delete the redirection without any difficulty.