URL Redirecting

[BAPEsta]

So this might not fit in this board to 100%, sorry.

If I buy a doman, lets say LinusTekkTips.com and I just want it to redirect to a facebook page before a real website is up, do I need a server for that? Or what should I do to get that redirect?

[Bonsai99]

Pretty sure you can just point it to whatever website/page you want instead of having it point to a regular webhosting server. (You won't need a server for it)

[rufee]

There are many ways to do it, you can use DNS records just log into your domain providers management site (or where you have parked it) and add an "A" record pointing to an IP where you want the domain to go, its simpler than it sounds don't worry. You can also do a web based redirect just add a index.php script into the root (public-html) folder (you need to have hosting already for this to work).

<?phpheader("Location: facebook.com");?>

there is html code that does this as well, i just don't remember it.

[whatthe_fuzz]

There are many ways to do it, you can use DNS records just log into your domain providers management site (or where you have parked it) and add an "A" record pointing to an IP where you want the domain to go, its simpler than it sounds don't worry. You can also do a web based redirect just add a index.php script into the root (public-html) folder (you need to have hosting already for this to work).

<?phpheader("Location: facebook.com");?>

there is html code that does this as well, i just don't remember it.

 

always wanted to try this  

 

have you done it personally?

[Darren]

always wanted to try this

 

have you done it personally?

 

PHP code will work fine, and is probably the best thing to do in this case.

[rufee]

I use both methods all the time.