Namecheap: 'understanding URL redirects/forwarding'
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7gPuZVHtiVM
Context: URL's are bought through a 'domain registrar' or as this Reddit user explains: "although people often speak of buying and owning domain names, the truth is that registries own all of their domain names and registrars simply offer customers the opportunity to reserve those domain names for a limited amount of time." https://www.reddit.com/r/Domains/comments/1b6qqhy/comment/ktdnw28/ And so, by buying (reserving/leasing) such a domain gives you ownership over a wee bit of the Internet... About: "URL Redirect (also referred to as URL Forwarding) is a technique which is used to redirect your domain's visitors to a different URL. You can forward your domain name to any website, webpage, etc. which is available online." https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/384/2237/what-is-url-redirect-and-how-does-it-work/ More: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/385/2237/how-to-set-up-a-url-redirect-for-a-domain/
