There are a number of ways to redirect website visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is frequently preferred. 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 could still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you can create email addresses or subdomains and use them. This kind of function has numerous practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain name, you could redirect the traffic, but the emails with the old one will still be active if you are making contact with clients or partners. When you have 2 identical websites and you would like to rebuild one of them, you may redirect the visitors to the other site to prevent losing potential customers, while you shall still be able to access the administration area for the first website and improve it.
URL Redirector in Shared Web Hosting
We offer a handy and incredibly simple-to-use tool for setting up a URL redirection, so in case that you have a shared web hosting account with us, you can take advantage of it, if required. Any domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account may be forwarded, so you'll just need to select the one you need from a drop-down menu, to decide if the primary folder or a subfolder will be forwarded and to type in the new Internet address, regardless if it's pointing to a different site inside your account or to a website on a remote hosting server. The redirection shall be active almost instantaneously. In case you are more competent, you'll have a variety of advanced options to pick from also - the redirection method (match or direct), the type (301 Permanent or 302 Temporary) and many others. All of the redirections will be listed in the same section, so whenever you don't need a certain one anymore, you can cancel it with a click.