Question
How to redirect a subdomain to another domain?
Answer
Use one of the following solutions:
Redirect using .htaccess
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Go to Domains > subdomain.example.com > File Manager and create
.htaccessfile (or open an existing one) :
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Add the following content:
RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301,NC]Note: Here www.example.com is the domain to which the redirect is performed
Redirect using Plesk Forwarding hosting type
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Navigate to Domains > subdomain.example.com > Hosting Settings and click on the [change] button:
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Change the Hosting type to Forwarding and set up the desired URL:
Note: Forwarding type does not support HTTPS: it cannot be served over HTTPS and will not be secured with a certificate.
Redirect using additional directives
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Go to Domains > subdomain.example.com >Apache & nginx Settings > Additional nginx directives:
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Add the following line into the field:
return 301 http://www.example.com/
Note: Here www.example.com is the domain to which the redirect is performed
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Click on OK button.
