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Baltimore
06-28-2006, 10:05 AM
Hi,

I want to buy a webhost from Bluehost and I already have a domain. I just read that the transferring is free, but have I to extend my domain for 1 year and paying 10.00 dollars, or is that also for free?

Another question, can I redirect my main domain (e.g. www.hallo.com) to another site, and still keep this: www.hallo.com/forum
So when when people visit the site they must get redirect to another site, but I want keep my "forum" directory, so I can have my own forum on www.hallo.com/forum

Thanks in advance.
areidmtm
06-28-2006, 10:09 AM
If you're not registering a new domain, you can transfer it, but yes you will have to pay the $10 to extend it the year. You may want to talk to customer service and see what they can do, since this will be a new account with that as the main domain. They might be able to work something out.

Also yes you can have www.hallo.com be redirect to another site, but still keep www.hallo.com/forum without being redirected.
Baltimore
06-28-2006, 10:30 AM
Thanks for the reply.

Here (http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/kb/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=1&id=46) they say this: "Unless this is your main domain, in which case BlueHost.com will pay the 10.00 fee".

But here (http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/kb/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=1&id=42) they say this: "we will automatically add a year to the expiration on all domains transferred to us."

Which one is the correct one?
areidmtm
06-28-2006, 10:58 AM
I'd go with the first one...but like I said you'll have to contact support to verify
Vladd44
06-29-2006, 01:05 PM
Why tranfer the domain at all?

Simply update the domain from where you purchased it from to simply point to bluehost's dns servers and set it up as an addon domain.
Baltimore
06-30-2006, 07:28 AM
Why tranfer the domain at all?

Simply update the domain from where you purchased it from to simply point to bluehost's dns servers and set it up as an addon domain.

Is it possible to keep www.hallo.com/forum without being redirected??
Baltimore
07-02-2006, 09:48 AM
Someone..?
Baltimore
07-04-2006, 04:49 PM
Sorry for replying 3 times, but must know this because I'm about to buy it. Is it possible with what Vladd44 says and still keep www.hallo.com/forum without being redirected??

I would really appreaciate if someone could confirmed this.
Frusis
07-04-2006, 06:53 PM
Yes, you can redirect www.hallo.com by creating an HTML file called index.htm with the following code. This will still allow www.hallo.com/forum to be accessed as per usual...


<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://www.redirectsite.com">
</head>
</html>


There's probably a better way to do this... but I know this works :)

Cheers,
Jamie