Webforwarding or web hosting?

They are different services

Webforwarding is not the same as web hosting.

Webforwarding sends the visitor to another URL. Web hosting is the service where the website files, applications or content live.

When webforwarding fits

Webforwarding fits when:

• the website already exists on another platform;
• you want to redirect the domain quickly;
• you have a temporary URL;
• you want a subdomain to point to an external page;
• you do not need to upload files to a PRIMARI server.

It is simple and practical, but visitors may end up seeing the destination URL.

When web hosting fits

Web hosting fits when:

• the website should appear directly under your domain;
• you need to upload files by SFTP;
• you want PHP, WordPress or a database;
• you want more control over the website structure;
• you do not want to depend on an external URL.

In this case, the domain points to the server that hosts the website.

What about email

Changing webforwarding or hosting should not affect email if DNS and services are properly separated, but review it before changing a production domain.

A domain can have the website in one place and email in another.

How PRIMARI handles it

At PRIMARI.NET, you can order webforwarding to redirect visits, or web hosting to host a real website.

In webforwarding you configure the source, protocol, destination URL and redirect type. In web hosting you configure the domain web service and then upload or install the content.

When to contact PRIMARI.NET

Contact PRIMARI.NET if you know the result but not the service: “I want my domain to stay visible”, “I want it to go to this URL” or “I want WordPress”. That is enough to choose the right setup.