How to redirect your web page to another using the index.html file

For various reasons, it may be necessary to redirect your website to another address. In this guide, we explain how to do it using an index.html file.

How will it appear in the browser?

When a user visits your original website (for example, swhosting.com), they will be automatically redirected to the new domain (for example, swhosting2.com). The URL in the browser will change to the new destination.

Requirements to upload an `index.html` file

Before creating and uploading the file, you need:

To have an active domain.
To have a hosting service.
To have an FTP account.
To have an FTP client installed, such as Filezilla.

For more information on how to configure these elements, check our guides:

Creating the `index.html` file

Open a text editor on your computer and create a new file.
Copy the following code, replacing manuales.com with the domain to which you want to redirect users:

<head>
    <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0;url=http://www.manuales.com">
</head>
<body>
</body>

Save the file with the name index.html.
Upload the file to your server using FTP, placing it in the following folder::

datos/web

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Creating the `index.html` file