{"id":441,"date":"2016-06-30T14:09:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T14:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=441"},"modified":"2016-06-30T14:09:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T14:09:51","slug":"configuring-a-domain-redirect-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/configuring-a-domain-redirect-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring a domain redirect in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Domain-Redirection-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

About redirect<\/h2>\n

Redirection occurs when a web server sends a visitor from one web page to another web page.\u00a0The\u00a0Redirects<\/strong>\u00a0interface allows you to send all of the visitors of a domain or particular page to a different URL.\u00a0A common use of redirection is to create shorter, easy-to-remember URLs that redirect to longer URLs. It\u00a0is also used to redirect visitors from old pages on a website to the new and updated web pages.\u00a0A\u00a0domain redirection may be temporary, permanent, wildcard etc.<\/p>\n

Now, let’s go about how to create a redirect in cPanel:<\/p>\n

Adding a redirect<\/h3>\n
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  1. Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n
  2. Click on Redirects<\/strong> icon under Domains<\/em> section.\"Screenshot<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Redirects interface will load and be displayed as shown.\"Screenshot<\/a>From the Type<\/strong> drop-down menu, select the\u00a0type of redirect you wish to\u00a0use.\n