How do you mask URL please?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by gobear, Nov 9, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi there

    I am quite a new noobie at this

    Basically, I use Godaddy for domains and Hosgator for host.

    I have 3 domains

    The primary one say is....http://www.internet-match.com so therefore, I would use to open the hostgator as http://www.internet-match.com/cpanel sicne it is my primary domain right?

    Alright, now, I have the other 2 domains I just purchased say...
    1) http://www.comfortlivingstyle.com
    2) http://www.sportsuperfans.com

    All of the 3 domains have not been built for html as they are used for re-direct URL.

    Say...I found a site that is http://www.livinghouse.com/youreferalusername
    AND
    http://www.findcars.com/youreferalusername

    I want to MASK it totally.....i.e.

    From http://www.livinghouse.com/youreferalusername---------->
    http://www.comfortlivingstyle.com

    And the same for 2)

    How do I actually do that? I mean I do not want redirect URL that simple which I know how to do that under Hostgator cpanel, what I mean is...when they log or type on the website i.e. http://www.comfortlivingstyle.com, no matter what, where and how they click within the site, it still remains as: http://www.comfortlivingstyle.com?

    I mean I went to Godaddy account and clicked on Forwarding

    That's where I get confused becasue I dunno what URL I put under "enabling fowarding" in the Forwarding and what other info I put on the Masking tab after I enabled it

    If anyone could let me know what I should do would be very much appreciated please?

    Thanks
     
    gobear, Nov 9, 2008 IP
  2. mxyzplk

    mxyzplk Well-Known Member

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    do you mean like my signature? masking and redirecting URL?
     
    mxyzplk, Nov 9, 2008 IP
  3. Red_Virus

    Red_Virus Well-Known Member

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    #3
    are you looking to cloak your affiliate links from your new bought domain ?
     
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  4. gobear

    gobear Member

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    Hm....to make it simple, let me put it this way...

    Say I got a site called http://ebay.com (obviously is not mine, lol) and I want to mask or cloak it totally so that no matter what you click on, it will go as http://www.ebay.com on the URL and nothing else, no long URL of ebays of a specific link you click on

    I hope it helps better in simplifying my question?

    Thanks
     
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  5. Scar

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    The forwarding URL is the URL of the actual site they are going to (http://www.livinghouse.com/youreferalusername, in your example). For masking, you put what site you want to appear in the navigation bar. It can call be done within GoDaddy's domain manager.
     
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  6. mxyzplk

    mxyzplk Well-Known Member

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  8. mxyzplk

    mxyzplk Well-Known Member

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    what kind of benefit? like securing the ref link?
     
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  9. Tropp

    Tropp Well-Known Member

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    Easy redirect using .htaccess

    Create a file named .htaccess in the public_html directory since its a cPanel server

    Insert in the file the following text (obviously replace the domains with yours)

    
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.old-domain.com$ [NC]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.new-domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
    
    Code (markup):
     
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    Chancey Well-Known Member

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    Just use the plugin from Wordpress WP Affiliate.
     
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    Create file index.php or index.html and put in any host folder you like to redirect :-
    or <frame src="http://redirectdomain.com/">
     
    coba, Feb 1, 2009 IP