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title: How do I setup a domain redirect?
description: "You can setup a domain redirect in a couple of ways. We’ll outline these below: **Using the control panel Redirects tool** 1. Login to your control paneland head to either your list of packages, or list of domainsand select to **Manage**…"
url: "https://computancy.co.uk/kb/how-do-i-setup-a-domain-redirect/"
updated: "2024-01-30"
category: Domain Names / Domains
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# How do I setup a domain redirect?

You can setup a domain redirect in a couple of ways. We’ll outline these below:

**Using the control panel Redirects tool**

1. Login to your control paneland head to either your list of packages, or list of domainsand select to **Manage** the domain you wish to add the redirect for. 
2. Select the **Redirects **icon, under **Web Tools**.
3. Add the domain you would like to be redirected and then the destination address.
4. In general, you’d want to use the **301 Permanent Redirect**, but if you are planning on only temporarily redirecting the site then you can use a **302 Temporary Redirect**.

The difference between the two types of redirects is down to how search engines handle them.

Search engines use the redirect type as a way to figure out if the old site needs to be kept indexed.

Essentially if you want the new site to be a replacement for the old site, you should use a 301 Permanent Redirect, if you're developing a new website and your current website may be down for a short time, you may want to use a 302 Temporary Redirect. 

**Using .htaccess**

A .htaccess file is an important Apache configuration file usually resides within the public_html folder of your site, it’s a way to add specific rules on a per-hostname basis. A .htaccess rule allows for further configuration of your redirect should you need a more specific redirect. Below are some common examples you may need to add.

**Redirect your website to a new domain**

To redirect your website to another domain using a .htaccess rule you’d want to add the following rule to your .htaccess file and then save the file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^oldsite.com \[NC,OR\]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.oldsite.com \[NC\]
RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ https://newsite.com/$1 \[L,R=301,NC\]

**Force www. instead of non-www.**

You could achieve this by editing the site and home URL (if your site is WordPress), but it can also be achieved by using the following rule:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mywebsite.com \[NC\]
RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ https://www.mywebsite.com/$1 \[L,R=301,NC\]

**Force HTTPS**

You can use the **Force HTTPS** tool from within the control panel to always enable https://, however you can also add the following rule:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule (.\*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}