Redirect a domain to another address
You can send visitors from one domain on to another address, or show the same website on several domains. You do both in DirectAdmin.
If you’ve connected Inleed to an AI app, just write what you want done, for example:
Done. Visitors to example.se are now sent on to shop.example.se.
Before you start
- The domain must point to your hosting, both with and without www. Otherwise the redirect doesn’t work. Connect a domain to your hosting
How to redirect it
Send visitors on
The domain should change address in the browser to another website.
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Log in to DirectAdmin, open Account Manager › Site Redirects and choose the domain.
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Click Create new redirect.
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Enter this character as the path, choose
301as the type and enter the address visitors should go to.A 301 means the move is permanent, which is best for search engines.
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Click Create.
Show the same website on several domains
The domain should show your website, without the address changing.
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Log in to DirectAdmin and open Account Manager › Domain Pointers.
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Enter the extra domain under Source domain and choose your website under Target domain.
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Click Create pointer.
How to know it worked
Done
Anyone visiting the domain ends up at the new address, or sees your website if you chose B.
If something doesn’t work
The browser says the page redirects too many times
Why: Two redirects point to each other.
What to do: Remove one of them.
It doesn’t work at all
Why: The domain doesn’t point to your hosting.
What to do: Point the domain and www to your hosting.
Connect a domain to your hostingGood to know
- To redirect a subdomain, it must first exist in DirectAdmin.
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