How to Setup Redirections Using cPanel

Redirects allow you to make a one web page redirect to another page. One reason to create a redirect is to make a page with a long URL accessible by creating a page which has a shorter and easier URL. Another reason would be to redirect visitors from a web page that doesn’t exist anymore to another URL.

1. Go to http://yourdomain.com/cpanel and log in.
2. Click the Redirects icon in the Domains section :
   
3. On the Redirects page, you can add, view, or remove redirects. To add a redirect, enter the first directory in the first box, the second directory in the second box, whether the redirect is permanent or temporary, then click the Add button:
   
4. To remove the redirect, in the Current Redirects section, click the red X () in the Remove column and click the Yes button on the Redirect Removal screen.

There are different types of redirects you can choose from depending on what you need to do :

• Permanent (301) : If you change the file name of a web page, you should use a 301 redirect. In this case, search engines will make the corresponding change to their index and this will prevent the web page from being viewed as new content.
• Temporary (302) : While technically this type of redirect has the same impact on visitors as a 302 redirect, search engines will not adjust their index accordingly. The redirection URL will be seen as additional content.