This article describes the way to use cPanel to configure a web page to redirect to a different web page.
About redirects
A redirection occurs when a web server redirects a visitor from one web page to a different web page. A common use of redirection is to make shorter, easy-to-remember URLs that redirect to longer URLs. Another use is to redirect visitors from old pages on a web page to newer, updated web pages.
You can use cPanel to redirect multiple web pages, and you’ll specify whether redirections are temporary or permanent.
Adding a redirect
To add a redirect, follow these steps:
1. In the DOMAINS section of the cPanel home screen, click Redirects:
2. Under Add Redirect, select the redirection type:
- To specify a permanent redirection, select Permanent (301).
- To specify temporary redirection, select Temporary (302).
"301 and 302 refer to the HTTP status codes that the server sends to the web browser."
3. Select the domain, and then type the web page that you want to redirect.
4. In the Redirects to the text box, type the destination web page.
"You can redirect the web page to a different on your website, or a web page on a totally different website."
5. Under www. redirection, choose the option you want for redirecting domains that include www.
6. To enable wild card redirecting, select the Wild Card Redirect check box.
"When wild card redirects are enabled, all files in a directory are redirected to their corresponding filenames in the redirected directory. This an easy way to redirect a whole directory of files at once."
7. Click Add. cPanel adds the redirect.
Removing a redirect
You can remove a redirect when you no longer want to redirect a page to a different web page. However, you can’t modify a redirect. If you need to modify a redirect, delete it and make a new one.
To remove a redirect, follow these steps:
1. In the DOMAINS section of the cPanel home screen, click Redirects:
2. Under Current Redirects, locate the redirect that you want to remove and then click Delete.
3. Click Remove Redirect to confirm the deletion. cPanel removes the redirect.
