Redirecting a URL 1

[jmr9999]

I'm not sure this is the correct forum, but I need help pointing a URL to a different website. For example, I need "

http://www.widgits.com"

to redirect the site to "

http://www.widgets.com."

I want to say I've seen an IIS setting that accomplishes this (along with DNS registration), but it's been a while since I've come across this. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jrbarnett]

Why not put a blank page up on the site saying "Redirecting to

http://www.widgits.com

in 5 seconds. Please update your bookmarks/favourites if applicable."
I would also put a hyperlink there in case the user has an old browser that doesn't support client autorefresh.

The following code will do the job:

<meta http-equiv=refresh content=&quot;5;url=http://www.widgets.com/&quot;>

John

 

[jmr9999]

Thanks alot! btw...What would be the ramifications of pointing

http://www.widgits.com

to the IP address of

http://www.widgets.com?

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi

I am not quite sure about the ramifications of pointing

http://www.widgits.com

to the IP of

http://www.widgets.com

or other similar layouts, but something important I forgot to mention:

The HTML code in my earlier post must go in the HEAD section of the file, preferably before any other text is, in order to work properly.
It won't work at all if it is in the Body section.

John