There are many ways to redirect site visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is frequently favored. 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 in simple terms is that you can still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you could set up email addresses or subdomains and use them. This type of function has several practical uses - if you want to switch your domain name, you could forward the visitors, but the e-mail messages with the old one will still be active whenever you are getting in touch with clients or partners. When you have two identical websites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you can forward the website visitors to the other site so as to avoid losing potential clients, while you'll still be able to access the admin area for the first site and work on it.
URL Redirector in Shared Website Hosting
The Hepsia CP, supplied with our Linux shared website hosting packages, provides a URL redirection tool that will permit you to redirect any domain name or subdomain hosted in your account to any URL - in your account or a third-party one. Setting up a new redirection is rather simple - you need to choose a domain/subdomain and then type the URL it should be redirected to. You could also redirect a particular subfolder only. As an illustration, when you have your-domain.com and your-domain.com/es, you'll be able to forward only the latter. The tool has sophisticated features for more tech-savvy users also, like the possibility to select the redirection type - 301 (permanent redirection) or 302 (temporary redirection), the redirection method - direct or match, and so forth. If you no longer need a redirection, you could disable it with a mouse click from the exact same section of the Control Panel.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you start a semi-dedicated server account with us and you wish to redirect any of your domains or subdomains, you can take advantage of the handy redirection tool we've incorporated with our custom Hepsia hosting CP. It will enable you to redirect the visitors within seconds, since all you will need to do is pick a domain/subdomain and input the web address of the other website. The forwarding shall take effect almost immediately. If you are proficient, you'll be able to edit different options, including the type of the redirection - temporary or permanent, and the method - direct or match. All these options may be altered for any already present redirection also, so you'll not have to set up a new one if you want to change something. You could remove a redirection by clicking on the Delete button associated with it.