: How to redirect urls without cpanel access My client is a CPA firm that had a website built with a CPA site builder company. They no longer want that site, but I have earned them good rank

@Ogunnowo487

Since you have "domain access" you can (in theory) point the domain (via DNS) to your new host and then implement the same .htaccess redirects at the new site? (You don't need the old site.)


...but I think the old site urls (i.e.cpasite.net/tax-help is just forwarding to cpasite.com


But that sounds like an HTTP redirect, not a DNS thing? Check the network traffic to make sure exactly what is happening. (You don't want GoDaddy to 3xx redirect requests.)

You need to set an A record (or change the NAMESERVERS) at your domain registrar (ie. GoDaddy) to point to the new host. You must then tell the new host to accept requests to the old domain. If you are using cPanel then you can do this by creating an "Add-on" (or "Parked") domain.

Now your new site is accessible by both the old and new domain names.

You can then implement the same .htaccess redirects at the new site as you were trying to do at the old host.

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@Megan663

You will have to transfer the website to a new Web Hosting Provider who allows Advanced DNS. Once the name servers have been update, you can then reupload the website content and/or create a cName or .htaccess to redirect the website. Similar to this KB Article although instead of moving your DNS to point to Office 365, you move them to point to your new website!
customer.boxne.com/knowledgebase/28/How-to-setup-DNS-for-Office-365-in-cPanel.html

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