TASK: Implement a 301 redirect from an old domain to a new domain, without getting penalized by Google.
How do I implement a 301 redirect through host reseller account panels "WHM" and "cpanel", and is there a "masked" vs. "unmasked" option?
- I have a reseller hosting account, that comes with a WHM (webhostmanager) control panel,where the domain specific functions are controled.
There is also a CONTROLPANEL labelled cpanel, which is the place from where many host related functions can be controlled.
I went into the WHM and discovered under DNS Functions this choice:
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DOMAIN TO PARK ON TOP OF= Source Domain (old) =Domain that is no longer hosted, but parked, and is to point to new domain
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DOMAIN TO PARK=Target Domain (new)=Domain where the DNS points to currently and where the current files are being served from
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I have been instructed that for the sake of Search Engine rankings, and Google in particular, the closer to the "root" of a domain the "redirecting" or "pointing" is being executed, the "safer" the redirect is, the less likely search engine ranking problems are.
Can anybody elaborate a bit on this topic and how this all plays out? Does the formula above make sense to anyone?
It would be nice to find out if the "pointing" within the WHM is actually applying a "301 redirect".
I would like to find out if the solution in the WHM panel differes from the solution in cpanel, and how I could research that.
DOMAIN POINTING THROUGH WHM VS. CPANEL, masked vs. unmasked?
Since we're at it, I wonder if within either the WHM or the cpanel I have the option of "masked" vs. "unmasked" domain redirecting?
Any input you might have is VERY MUCH appreciated, as my client is breathing down my neck ;-)
Peter
newbie to this forum
Redirect 301 / [wheredoyouwantogotoday.com...]
and then ftp it into the root of your site it should work fine.
