There are a number of ways to redirect traffic from one domain/website to another. The so-called URL redirection is frequently recommended. In contrast to parking a domain name, a URL redirection is feasible only if the domain name in question is hosted. What this means essentially is that you could still open any content if you have a direct link to it and you could set up e mail addresses or subdomains and use them. This sort of function has many practical uses - if you decide to switch your domain name, you can redirect the site visitors, but the e-mail messages with the old one shall still be active in the event that you are getting in touch with customers or partners. In case you have two very similar websites and you would like to rebuild one of them, you could forward the traffic to the other site so that you can prevent losing potential customers, while you shall still be able to access the admin area for the first website and improve it.
URL Redirector in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia CP, which comes with our Linux shared hosting packages, features a URL forwarding tool that will enable you to forward any domain address or subdomain hosted within your account to any URL - inside your account or a third-party one. Setting up a new redirection is extremely easy - you have to pick a domain/subdomain and then input the URL it has to be forwarded to. You can also redirect a particular subfolder only. For example, if you have your-domain.com and your-domain.com/es, you'll be able to redirect just the latter. The tool has complex features for more tech-savvy users also, such as the possibility to choose the redirection type - 301 (permanent redirection) or 302 (temporary redirection), the redirection method - direct or match, and so on. If you no longer need a redirection, you can deactivate it with a click from the same exact section of the Control Panel.