How to Redirect a Website?

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  1. #1
    Hi there,

    I want to know that how to redirect a website to another. i.e. if a person opens www.abc.com it should be redirected towards the www.xyz.com.

    How to do it on the Linux hosting ?

    Secondly doing so is allowed by Google or not?

    Regards
    bushib
     
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  2. Tom__

    Tom__ Peon

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    index file:
    <?php
header("Location: http://www.newwebsite.com");
?>
    PHP:
     
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  3. bushib

    bushib Banned

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    #3
    Hi there,

    Can anyone please explain how to use this code?

    Regards
    bushib
     
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  4. Camay123

    Camay123 Well-Known Member

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    #4
    I beleiev you would be better serve by modifying .htaccess with the following:

    Please REPLACE www.newdomain.com in the above code with your actual domain name.
     
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    Camay123 Well-Known Member

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    Create an empty index.php file , paste this code and upload it to your root public folder. Thats is if you want to do this.
     
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