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How to Redirect a Subdomain to Another Page

HostGator control panel allows you to redirect visitors from one subdomain to another domain. There are many possible reasons why subdomains are being redirected. Here are a few of them:

  • Your subdomain's web pages were moved to another directory or location. For example, you can redirect shopping.hgexample.com to cart.hgexample.com.
  • You need to forward your visitors to a specific location on your site or to get them back to your main website. For example, you need to redirect visitors of main.hgexample.com to hgexample.com.

How to set up redirection of subdomain

To redirect your subdomain:

  1. Log in to cPanel.
  2. Look for the Domains section, then click the Subdomains icon.

    cPanel Domains - Subdomains

  3. Under Modify a Subdomain, locate the domain you want to redirect, then click its Manage Redirection link on the right.

    Subdomains - Manage redirection

  4. In the text box, type the URL  you would like visitors to be redirected to if they go to the subdomain sample1.hgexample.com.

    Subdomains - Enter Redirected URL

  5. Click Save. You will see the redirected URL under the Redirection column.

    Subdomains - Redirection URL

When you visit the subdomain sample1.hgexample.com, you should be redirected to the specified page, http://subdomain1.hgexample.com.

How to remove redirection of subdomain

To remove subdomain redirection:

  1. In the Subdomain section, look for the subdomain you want to remove redirection.
  2. Click its Manage Redirection link on the right.
  3. On the next page, click on the Disable Redirection button.

    Subdomain - Manage Redirection - Disable Redirection

  4. A success prompt will be displayed. Your subdomain will no longer redirect.