Are you looking for a way to redirect domains? You have visited the right article! This step is very important, especially if you want to redirect the old domain to another website page or to a new domain? You can also do this redirect domain yourself by using the Redirect feature on cPanel.
So, in this article we will discuss how to redirect a domain to another website via cPanel. For example, in this tutorial we will use a website with the domain name websitepercobaan.com and redirect it to google.com. Immediately, see the discussion below!
1. How to Redirect Domains Through cPanel?
Here's how to redirect website domains using cPanel:
- Login to your website's cPanel
- Look for menu redirects
- Select the domain redirect type
- Point your domain to another domain
- Configure www
- Do a check
Well, want to know the detailed explanation? Let's discuss them one by one:
1.1 Login to cPanel
The first way to redirect a domain is to log into cPanel with your hosting account. Login to the member area with your hosting account.
If you are already logged in, click the Manage Services button on your hosting account. On the next page, select the View All cPanel Menu option. Automatically, you will be directed to the cPanel dashboard.
1.2 Look for Menu Redirects
If you are already logged in to cPanel, look for the Redirects menu and open the menu.
1.3 Select the Redirect Domain Type
To direct a domain to another domain, you need to select the redirect domain type. There are permanent and temporary types. Here's the explanation:
- Permanent – This option serves to notify search engines and visitors that the URL has been changed permanently (directed to another address). So, every time the URL is opened, it will immediately redirect to the new address. This option we will use in this tutorial.
- Temporary - This option serves to notify search engines, if the URL has been changed. But for visitors from the browser, before being redirected, the old url will appear first. In simple terms, this type will tell the browser something like: “Hey, my phone number has been changed temporarily, but it's not certain how long, if there is interest, please call the old number first whether it's active or not. If not, you will be redirected to a new number automatically.”
1.4 Point the Domain to Another Domain
Next, on the https?://(www.)? dropdown menu, select the domain you will redirect to. Here's the explanation:
- All Public Domains – This option functions to redirect all domains in cPanel.
- Your chosen domain name – This option is used to specify a specific domain to redirect. This option we will use in this tutorial.
Then, in the next column, enter the slug of your website, if you want to redirect a specific subfolder. In this example we include subfolders. So that later the link that will be redirected is https://websitepercobaan.com/subfolder. Please leave blank if you want to redirect your main domain.
Then Column Redirects to, enter the redirect destination URL. This example will try to redirect to http://google.com. As a result, if you access the URL http://www.websitetry.com/subfolder it will redirect to http://google.com.
Don't forget to add “http://” before the destination domain name as this is mandatory (a warning will appear if you forget to add.
1.5 Configure www
In the "www.redirection" section, you must choose one of the 3 options available.
- Only redirect with www. – This option will redirect if the domain is accessed using “www”. For example, if you access: www.websitepercobaan.com/subfolder in a browser.
- Redirect with or without www. – This option is a combination of the first and third options, so your website will be redirected with or without “www”.
- Do Not Redirect www . – This option functions to redirect URLs without the “www” in front of the domain name. For example, the URL will be redirected if you access experimentalwebsite.com/subfolder in a browser. We recommend ticking the Redirect option with or without www.
Then there is the Wild Card Redirect option. This feature will redirect all files in a directory to the same file name in the destination directory. You cannot point the main domain to a different directory within your website. If you select this option, all files in the redirected folder will be redirected to the same files in the destination folder.
For example, if Wild Card Redirect is enabled for homedomain.com/subfolder to destinationdomain.com. As a result, homedomain.com/subfolder/picture1.png will redirect directly to destinationdomain.com/subfolder/picture1.png.
When finished, click the Add button.
1.6 Do Checks
After completing all the redirect steps, it's time to check. Please access the URL that you are redirecting through the browser. If you still can't get redirected to the new URL, please do the steps below.
Check whether your website is running well via the downforeveryoneorjustme.com website.
Clear your browser cache (press Ctrl+Shift+Delete on keyboard). Usually the browser still displays content in the cache from the website when the redirect doesn't work.
Try accessing via a different browser.
Check again whether your domain is properly directed to your hosting nameservers (you can check via intodns.com).
2. How to Remove Redirect Domains
If the domain redirect method above doesn't work properly and your redirect still doesn't work, please delete it and do the settings from Step 1. In the image below, you can see the redirected URL in the Current Redirects section.
In the Actions section, please click Delete. This option will remove the redirected URL.
3. How to Redirect Domain Very Easy, Right?
That was how to redirect a domain to another domain via cPanel that you can try. If it doesn't work properly, try to check first if the destination website is down or clear your browser cache.
If it still doesn't work, you can delete the redirect settings and start over from the first step until the redirect works. Direct practice is the best way, so don't hesitate to experiment with all the options available in this redirect feature.