{"id":16924,"date":"2024-11-11T06:32:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T06:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&p=16924"},"modified":"2024-11-11T07:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T07:09:02","password":"","slug":"how-to-set-up-website-redirection-rules-in-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-set-up-website-redirection-rules-in-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Website Redirection Rules in DirectAdmin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are times when you may need guidance on website redirection. For instance, you have a business website, example.com, which receives good traffic, but you’ve decided to close it and move the business to a new site, mynewbusiness.com. Rather than shutting down example.com entirely, you can redirect its traffic to mynewbusiness.com, ensuring that the existing visitors to example.com are not lost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create site redirection in DirectAdmin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. You first need to login into DirectAdmin control panel using one of the URLs below,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \u00a0https:\/\/IP-address:2222<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/server-hostname:2222<\/strong>.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    \"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    2. Go to\u00a0Account Manager <\/strong>>\u00a0Site Redirection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    3. Click on Create New Redirect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    4. Input the needed information,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • Local URL Path<\/strong>: Enter the local URL path which you like to redirect. If you want to redirect the domain directly, leave the field empty or enter \u201c\/<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Redirect Type<\/strong>: Choose redirect type from the drop-down\u00a0(301<\/strong>: Permanent,\u00a0302<\/strong>: Temporary,\u00a0303<\/strong>: Replaced)<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Destination URL<\/strong>: Specify the end Destination URL where the visitors will be redirected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      5. Click on CREATE<\/strong> to add the redirection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      Delete site redirection in DirectAdmin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. You first need to login into DirectAdmin control panel using one of the URLs below, <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
         https:\/\/IP-address:2222<\/strong> or https:\/\/server-hostname:2222<\/strong>.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
        2. Go to Account Manager <\/strong>> Site Redirection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        3. From the list of already created redirections, select the ones you want to delete. Then click on\u00a0Delete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        4. You will be asked to confirm if you want to delete the Redirect. Click on Delete<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
        \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        Your redirect should not be deleted from the list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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