Publish Date: Monday, November 17, 2008
ResellersPanel is glad to inform you that a brand new tool has been introduced in the Web Hosting Control Panel of all end-customers. The former 'Password Protected Areas' section has been enhanced to include a new functionality - URL redirection, and is appearing now in the control panels of all customers under the name of URL Protect & Redirect.
The new service introduced by our exclusive reseller hosting developers team is equally suited for beginners and advanced customers, willing to redirect a given URL - directory path hosted on any of our servers, to a different URL, that may be hosted on ours or on a remote server. The tool is very convenient for utilization, allowing users to easily manage (create, edit, delete, etc.) redirected URLs, as well as providing a simple-to-use functionality for all not very advanced users for redirecting web folders without having to write a special .htaccess file for that purpose.
The service is easy to set up. Customers need to choose first a domain or a subdomain name and then enter the correct name of the web folder (URL path) that they want to redirect. Very important part of the service is choosing the HTTP Status code - more information about the different codes follows below and is also included in the 'Help' section. After the customer has selected the desired path to redirect and its status code, what's left is to type the URL which the folder path will be redirected to and submit the form. The 'URL Redirect' tool will then automatically create the requested redirection and will provide from then on an anytime option for removing or editing the redirected URL.
A more specific feature of the 'URL Redirect' tool is that, in addition to the option for regular redirection - activated by ticking Redirect Directive in the beginning of the form, another option is added, for more advanced users - RedirectMatch Directive. The second option allows users to set redirection of a given URL under certain circumstances (pointed in the 'Regular Expression' field). For example, these might be - requested redirection to a different URL only for all files (from the selected folder) having .gif extension, etc.
For all customers who decide to use the 'RedirectMatch' service, it is necessary to fill in the 'Regular Expression' field and explicate there the regular expression that is to be used for the redirection of the selected URL. For more details, see the attached help tooltip.
We hope that the new service will be useful and easy-to-manage for all end-customers and resellers. We would gratefully appreciate your feedback and any comments or suggestions you might have on the design of the new tool and its utilization. For more information, please read carefully the help section and if you have further inquiries about the service, do not hesitate to contact our supports team.
With Best Regards,
From ResellersPanel
