There are a lot of ways to forward traffic 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 possible only if the domain in question is hosted. What this means basically is that you can still open any content in case you have a direct link to it and you could create e-mail addresses or subdomains and use them. Such a feature has numerous practical uses - if you choose to switch your domain address, you can forward the traffic, but the e-mail messages with the old one shall still be active in the event that you are communicating with customers or partners. In case you have two very similar sites and you want to rebuild one of them, you can forward the visitors to the other Internet site so as to prevent losing potential customers, while you will still be able to access the administration area for the first website and work on it.
URL Redirector in Shared Hosting
When you host your websites with us and you have a shared hosting package, you'll be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the website visitors from any domain address and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to a different Internet address. The process takes just a few basic steps through an user-friendly interface, so you could set up a redirection even when you don't have any previous experience. You'll simply have to select a domain address or a subdomain through a drop-down list, to pick the folder in which the redirection shall be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to input the URL where the visitors must be sent to. For more knowledgeable users, there are also options to choose the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any redirection you set up may be deactivated from the same section of the Control Panel, if you do not require it anymore.
URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you open a semi-dedicated server account with our company and you want to forward any one of your domains or subdomains, you can take advantage of the handy redirection tool that we have incorporated with our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It shall allow you to forward the traffic within seconds, due to the fact that all you will have to do is choose a domain/subdomain and type the Internet address of the other website. The redirection will take effect instantly. In case you are experienced, you'll be able to change different options, such as the type of the forwarding - temporary or permanent, and the method - direct or match. All these options could be altered for any active redirection also, so you will not need to create a new one if you would like to modify something. You are able to remove a redirection by clicking on the Delete button associated with it.