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can i do this:

point a url so that it reads a subfolder in another url, but have that subfolder look like it's very own site using that url. so no one would ever know that it is actually going to that other urls subfolder........

possible?

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The usual way of doing this is to include the "foreign" page in a frame / iframe. But you better have control of the other URL, 'cos this technique can be defeated.

Cordially, David
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They have: 13 posts

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i dont think so

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If they're on the same sever you could use a symbolic link.

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i think what you want is called add-on domain using web hosting with cpanel

you have a maindomain.com and create an addon-domain for newsite.com so in your hosting account internally will be maindomain.com/newdomain but for the external visitors will always show newsite.com

i think thats what u want to acomplish right?

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Yes you are actually referring to the multiple domain hosting on just one single web hosting account. Nearly all of the advanced hosting packages today allow having several domains hosted and all of them can be regarded as separate websites having their own homepage.

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You said:
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"no one would ever know that it is actually going to that other urls subfolder........"

Then my advise:
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Remember too that site redirection is not a good technique, most search engines can penalize your site for redirecting. It is better you point your url accordingly.

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It does sound exactly like a symbolic link, which wouldn't require any redirects. If you have SSH access to the server, enter something like:

ln -s original_folder new_folder

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(note that the new_folder' cannot exist when you try to run this command)

Quote: Remember too that site redirection is not a good technique, most search engines can penalize your site for redirecting.

Why is it not good? Do search engines really penalise sites for this, or do they just not bother to follow the redirects. We're using redirects on this site to point old thread URLs to new ones, it's really the only way to do it without showing a nasty 404 error! Smiling

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