Thread: Is it possible?

Say I have a domain im using now on my account but would like to use a different one, how do I go abouts changing it without it affecting me or my users

You would just redirect the old domain to the new domain using .htaccess, I believe a 301 permanent redirect.

Like this: Basic 301 Permanent Redirect

This very forum does and did that, with the .net extension and a few other domains we merged into.

thanks a lot for the help!

With a simple javascript,into .html file!
Regards

Originally Posted by al3xis

With a simple javascript,into .html file!
Regards

you need to be more detailed...you post confuses more than it helps...what are you talking about???

For redirecting your pages,you can create a .html file(prefarably index.html so to call it the webserver) and add these lines:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.location = "http://www.newdomain.com"
//-->
</script>

regards

Javascript is bad for SEO, using the 301 Permanent Redirect is better, it lets the search engines know that the site has permanently moved and to update all related searches it has.

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Also, using any type of code to redirect (php, vbscript, etc) has the same negative SEO effect

You can modify the domain name via WHM

301 redirect is the only way, the best way, to do this.
Anything else is murder for serp.

Another thing to keep in mind, because I found this out earlier today, is when your domain has different page ranks.
EG: http://www.yourdomain,com has pr6
but http://yourdomain,com has pr2

Use 301 to point the second to the first.