There are a lot of ways to forward visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is often preferred. In contrast to parking a domain address, a URL forwarding can be done only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means in simple terms is that you can still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you can set up e mail addresses or subdomains and use them. Such a feature has numerous practical uses - if you want to switch your domain address, you can forward the site visitors, but the e-mail messages with the old one shall still be active in case you are making contact with clients or partners. If you have two similar sites and you want to rebuild one of them, you could forward the website visitors to the other Internet site in order to avoid losing potential clients, while you'll still be able to access the administrator area for the first site and develop it.
URL Redirector in Hosting
We provide a convenient and very simple-to-use tool for setting up a URL redirection, so in case you have a hosting account with us, you can benefit from it, if necessary. Any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account can be redirected, so you will just need to select the one you need from a drop-down menu, to decide if the main folder or a subfolder will be redirected and to type the new Internet address, regardless if it is pointing to a different website inside your account or to an Internet site on a remote hosting server. The redirection shall be active almost immediately. In case you are more experienced, you will have a number of advanced options to select from as well - the redirection method (match or direct), the type (301 Permanent or 302 Temporary) and many others. All redirections shall be listed in the same section, so if you do not need a specific one anymore, you are able to cancel it with a click.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers
Each semi-dedicated server package that we provide will enable you to redirect any host (domain or subdomain) to a third-party URL without difficulty. While this can be carried out manually by creating a system file and by adding specific content to it, we shall provide you with a user-friendly tool where you will simply have to pick the domain/subdomain in question and to type the remote address. Our system will take care of the rest, so a couple of seconds later the new redirection shall be fully active. The more expert users can also make use of a few other customizable options, including the option to pick the redirection type (direct, match) and method (301 permanent, 302 temporary). All of these options, and even the URL a domain is forwarded to, can be modified with just a few mouse clicks whenever you want. In case you no longer need a redirection, you could delete it just as quickly.