{"id":2263,"date":"2015-11-30T10:07:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T10:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2018-05-22T11:05:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T11:05:19","slug":"domain-pointing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/domain-pointing\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain Pointing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The process of setting &amp; redirecting multiple or a single\u00a0domain to your primary domain or pointing one domain to another is called as Domain Pointing. It can be deployed to point a domain to a specific directory or folder of another domain\/site. For example, pointing http:\/\/exampledomain.com to http:\/\/testdomain123.com\/testpagefor\/. Here exampledomain.com can be seen pointing to \/testpagefor directory of\u00a0http:\/\/testdomain123.com.<\/p>\n<p>Domain Pointing\u00a0helps in maintaining two dissimilar and\u00a0\u00a0different web sites within a single hosting account thereby reducing the hosting charges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-redirect-one-domain-to-another-domain-name\/\">How to Redirect One Domain to Another Domain Name?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This useful convenience can be rolled in a few ways as described below one-by-one.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Domain\u00a0Forward\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Domain forward simply forwards a site to another site where it has been pointed. For example, site http:\/\/exampledomain.com will simply take you to\u00a0http:\/\/testdomain123.com when browsed. In this way the site is available at both the domains. Domain forward doesn&#8217;t play a role in email service as they are kept completely separate with the two hosted domains.<\/p>\n<p>Domain forward can be set in cPanel by utilizing the feature called &#8216;Redirects&#8217; with ease. In Plesk, simply create the domain which\u00a0need to be forwarded, next\u00a0on\u00a0&#8220;Hosting Type&#8221; option, select &#8220;Forwarding&#8221; instead of &#8220;Web Site Hosting&#8221; and configure as preferred with the rest of the settings.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; 301 Redirect<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>301 Redirect can be deployed when you already have a website at\u00a0http:\/\/exampledomain.com, but still want it to be forwarded\/pointed to\u00a0http:\/\/testdomain123.com. \u00a0Or it can be explained as a\u00a0<span class=\"content-post__body\"><span id=\"hs_cos_wrapper_post_body\" class=\"hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text\">permanent redirect from one URL to the other.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is used when required to\u00a0alter\u00a0<span class=\"_Tgc\">the URL of a web page as it is displayed\u00a0in search engine. \u00a0301 redirect, can be set in numerous ways , by using a htaccess file, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, etc. It\u2019s also important to note\u00a0that 301 redirects can be utilized\u00a0to redirect individual pages and not only\u00a0entire websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Domain Alias<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also called as domain stacking, mirrors all services including email service, etc. of a domain for the pointed domain. A domain alias can have separate custom DNS records, can own DNS zone and separate mail service.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that the use of domain alias can bring about negative impact to the site and a drop in page rank can be seen. We recommend the use of 301 Redirect if you care about your web site ranking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/domain-transfer-process\/\">Domain Transfer Process<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of setting &amp; redirecting multiple or a single\u00a0domain to your primary domain or pointing one domain to another is called as Domain Pointing. It can be deployed to point a domain to a specific directory or folder of another domain\/site. For example, pointing http:\/\/exampledomain.com to http:\/\/testdomain123.com\/testpagefor\/. 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