Noob puzzled at trying to redirect traffic.

*AllThings.tv* · Mar 19, 2007

Basically, I own a few domains (call them the ABC.com domain names) that do not generate what I would like from the existing parking services I have tried. I own a website that gets updated daily with fresh content (call this website XYZ.com).

When someone types in any of the ABC.com domain names, I want the XYZ.com website to load, or have them quickly redirected to the XYZ.com website.

The ABC.com domain names are registered at Moniker, but Moniker charges for URL Forwarding. If I update the DNS for ABC.com domain names with the same DNS for the XYZ.com domain name, what XYZ.com server settings (or host settings) must I modify to accomplish this goal?

Thank you for any and all help.

H-O-V · Mar 19, 2007

if you have cpanel you can "park" it onto your main domain

or you could write a htaccess 301/302 redirect code

in notepad :

redirect 301 /old/old.htm http://www.you.com/new.htm

redirect 301 (the instruction that the page has moved)

/old/old.htm (the original folder path and file name)

http://www.you.com/new.htm (new path and file name)

and save it as .htaccess

Green REP appriciated

*AllThings.tv* · Mar 19, 2007

Thank you. Of the two, I am told the 301 redirect is better. I am hoping to create a zone with my host and point the domains to the DNS, but I am still learning what other steps are involved, if any. Any thoughts?

shockie · Mar 19, 2007

you can try this

make a index.htm file for abc.com, and put:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1.0;url=http://www.xyz.com">
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

dan_Vt · Mar 20, 2007

SiliconFinance said:
Thank you. Of the two, I am told the 301 redirect is better. I am hoping to create a zone with my host and point the domains to the DNS, but I am still learning what other steps are involved, if any. Any thoughts?

301, without a doubt. Forget about the others and don't worry about your host. You can update the .htaccess file yourself, and search engines do not consider 301's to be spammy (like other types of redirects).

I would, however, be careful about redirecting irrelevant traffic. If the names are similar in theme, go for it.

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