There are a number of ways to redirect site visitors from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is oftentimes recommended. In contrast to parking a domain address, a URL forwarding is feasible only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means essentially is that you can still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you can create email addresses or subdomains and use them. Such a function has several practical uses - if you want to switch your domain, you may redirect the site visitors, but the emails with the old one will still be active in case you are communicating with customers or partners. In case you have two very similar Internet sites and you intend to rebuild one of them, you can redirect the website visitors to the other Internet site so that you can prevent losing potential clients, while you'll still be able to access the administration area for the first site and work on it.
URL Redirector in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia CP, supplied with our Linux cloud website hosting packages, features a URL redirection tool that will allow you to forward any domain address or subdomain hosted within your account to any URL - in your account or a third-party one. Setting up a new redirection is quite uncomplicated - you must select a domain/subdomain and then type the URL it has to be forwarded to. You could also forward a particular subfolder only. For example, if you have your-domain.com and your-domain.com/es, you can forward just the latter. The tool has sophisticated functions for more tech-savvy users also, including the feature to select the redirection type - 301 (permanent redirection) or 302 (temporary redirection), the redirection method - direct or match, and so on. If you no longer require a redirection, you can deactivate it with a click from the same exact section of the Control Panel.