When you have several domain names with different extensions and you need all of them to open the same Internet site, you can have the website under one of them and redirect all the rest. There are a number of methods to redirect one Internet domain name to another, including the so-called domain parking. When your hosting package deal allows it, though, it will be better if you host each of the domains and create a URL redirect, not a domain redirect. The main difference between the two is that while a domain name is hosted, you can still have content for it, set up subdomains, email addresses, etc., while with a parked domain it's not possible to do any of these things. For example, if you are building localized websites under several country-code domains, you shall be able to work on them, but at the same time, visitors shall be forwarded to the main website.

URL Redirector in Hosting

When you host your sites with us and you have a hosting plan, you shall be able to use our URL redirection tool to redirect the traffic from any domain address and subdomain, or from a subfolder under any of them, to an alternative Internet address. The task takes a number of basic steps via an easy-to-use interface, so you can create a redirection even when you don't have previous experience. You'll simply have to choose a domain address or a subdomain via a drop-down list, to select the folder in which the redirection shall be set up (the root folder or a subfolder), and then to type the URL where the visitors must be sent to. For more knowledgeable users, there are also options to select the redirection type (permanent or temporary) and the method (direct or match). Any redirection you create may be deactivated from the exact same section of the CP, if you do not need it anymore.

URL Redirector in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server offers include a very handy tool that will supply you with an automated and simple way to forward any of your domain addresses to an alternative URL. While this is in most cases done by creating a special file within the domain folder and by typing specific content inside it, our tool will permit you to pick a domain/subdomain from a drop-down list and to enter the preferred remote web address. Our system shall do the rest and the redirection shall be active within seconds. If you are more tech-savvy, you may choose a range of more advanced options as well, most notably the redirection method (direct, match) and the redirection type (temporary, permanent). You may even forward a specific folder rather than the root domain. You'll be able to edit these settings anytime, as well as to delete an active redirection from the very same section in which you have created it in the first place.