In Angkor Design cPanel Hosting, you can use URL masking to show content from one URL while displaying a different URL in the user’s web browser. This is also known as domain masking or URL cloaking. Here’s how URL masking works in cPanel Hosting:

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Implementation in cPanel Hosting

1. Addon Domains: Firstly, in cPanel, you can use the “Addon Domains” feature to add an additional domain (e.g., “example.com”) to your hosting account. This allows you to host content for the additional domain within a subdirectory of your main domain.
2. Domain Forwarding: After adding the addon domain, you can utilize the “Domain Forwarding” feature in cPanel to set up URL masking. This feature allows you to forward the additional domain to a specific URL while keeping the original domain name in the address bar.
3. Masked Redirection: When setting up the domain forwarding, you can choose to enable URL masking, which will display the original domain (e.g., “example.com”) in the user’s web browser while the content from the forwarded URL (e.g., “subdomain.example.com”) is being accessed.

There are three main types of URL redirects that should be taken into account when managing website traffic and improving user experience.

1. 301 (permanent)
2. 302 (found/moved temporarily)
3. URL frame (masked)

Example Scenario

Let’s consider an example scenario for URL masking in cPanel Hosting:

Scenario: A website “example.com” wants to display content from “subdomain.example.com” while keeping the original URL masked.

1. Addition of Addon Domain: In cPanel, the website owner adds “example.com” as an addon domain, pointing it to the root directory of “subdomain.example.com”.
2. Domain Forwarding with Masking: The website owner then sets up domain forwarding with URL masking for “example.com” to display content from “subdomain.example.com” while keeping the original URL masked.

Considerations

When implementing URL masking in cPanel Hosting, it’s important to consider:

• SEO Impact: URL masking can have SEO implications, so it’s important to ensure that search engines can properly index the content under the masked URL.
• User Experience: Consider the user experience, as some older browsers and mobile devices may not handle masked URLs consistently, leading to inconsistencies in the user experience.

By using URL masking in cPanel Hosting, website owners can display content from one URL using a different, masked URL to achieve branding, aesthetics, and usability goals. However, it’s important to consider the potential limitations and implications on SEO when implementing URL masking.

If you need more information, contact Angkor Design Domain Registration and Website Hosting in Cambodia.