Domain Redirection: A Tutorial
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This tutorial explains how to create a shorter website address that redirects to a longer URL using domain redirection. It covers the steps needed to register a new domain and assign it to an existing one, followed by setting up the redirection. The author emphasizes the benefits of URL shortening and provides a detailed guide on the process using specific examples.
Domain Redirection: A Tutorial
- 2. Have you ever tried checking out a website, and
- 3. turned weary⦠exhausted of waiting for it to load⦠If it loads at all?
- 4. You would not want that for your site, yes?
- 5. I have prepared this tutorial so you can create a shorter website address that points to your other site with a long URL.
- 6. But before I start with this tutorial, I would like to answer a few questions:
- 9. We just know of only one smart enough to help us, yes?
- 10. Now, isnβt she sweet?
- 11. Just type: domain redirection Domain redirection
- 12. And find a wealth of informationβ¦
- 14. And to answer the two questions we posed earlier, Here is what WIKI says:
- 15. URL redirection, also called URL forwarding, is a World Wide Web technique for making a webpage available under more than one URL address.
- 16. When a web browser attempts to open a URL that has been redirected, a page with a different URL is opened.
- 17. Similarly, domain redirection or domain forwarding is when all pages in a URL domain are redirected to a different domain.
- 18. 1. for URL shortening; 2. to prevent broken links when web pages are moved; 3. to allow multiple domain names belonging to the same owner to refer to a single website; 4. to guide navigation into and out of a website; 5. for privacy protection; 6. and for less innocuous purposes such as phishing attacks. URL redirection is done for various reasons:
- 19. For this domain redirection tutorial, our purpose is No. 1 from the above list: URL shortening.
- 20. Now to start with creating a new domain, we open our browser.
- 22. Remember that we will be redirecting another domain to an existing one.
- 23. So, we should already have an existing domain.
- 24. My hosted site is my full name: mariaelenamongaya-solon.com
- 25. Be ready with your registered username and password.
- 28. Click
- 30. Click
- 32. Click
- 33. You can search for your new domain here.
- 34. Most know me as Elena Solon, so if anyone knew I had a domain name but not what it was, guess what they would type. And as experts of Quora succinctly point outβ¦. βThus, having your domain as full name will get you on top search results (and not all people with the same full name will have a website so chances are quite good yours will be on top).β
- 38. elenasolon.com βAs regarding .COM, it is always the best option, if it's not taken. β Quora Expert
- 39. Click
- 40. We are about to pay for the domain.
- 41. Click
- 42. Need to check some requirements on this page.
- 44. Automatic renewal is very important.
- 45. This is an add on cost.
- 46. Need to learn more.
- 47. Click
- 49. Scrolling down the page, it appears that this option is not that important at this stage.
- 50. You can choose to uncheck this option.
- 52. Click to agree to Terms and Conditions.
- 53. Click to complete purchase.
- 54. Fill out Credit Card details.
- 55. Click to finalize payment.
- 56. Addyour Credit Card Verification Number.
- 57. Page 31 Click
- 58. CONGRATULATIONS! Website is now yours.
- 59. Click
- 60. Newly registered domain is here!
- 61. But noticethat this domainis still unassigned!
- 64. We openour Cpanel again and check.
- 66. Click
- 67. Click
- 68. 2 accounts in your CPanel.
- 69. Click
- 70. Select this.
- 71. Click
- 73. Your new domain here.
- 75. Click
- 76. You have successfully assigned your new domain. Sweetβ¦
- 77. So what have we done so far?
- 78. We have Created a new domain⦠shorter than our current URL. We have assigned this new domain to our existing one.
- 79. So now, we shall learn to redirect this new site to our current domain.
- 80. We go back to our CPanel
- 81. Click
- 82. You are directed to this page after that Click.
- 83. Click
- 84. Click
- 85. This page opens after that click.
- 86. Click the newly created domain.
- 87. After the Click, the page opens to this clause.
- 88. As you hover around this area, your first domain comes up.
- 90. Click
- 91. Congratulations!
- 92. So, we now check if our redirect was successful.
- 93. Who else can we turn to?
- 94. Type the newly created domain.
- 96. Wow! Thatβs it. The tutorial on Domain Redirection.
- 97. Hope this was of help. Hope I was able to help.
- 98. And if there is anything that you may want clarified on.
- 100. Acknowledgement: All images used in this tutorial are taken from www.freepik.com I thank you!