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As these changes may lead to an interruption of service for your website, if you don't have or you are unsure how to proceed, please consult with your IT, hosting provider or Web Development team.</p> <h2>Applying a Redirect via Server</h2> <h3>Apache Server :</h3> <p>Redirecting pages of site on an Apache server can be done my modifying the '<strong>.htaccess</strong>' file on your website. Detailed steps can be found on <a href="https://helpdesk.tinyurl.com/faqs/apache-redirect">How to Redirect on Apache Server</a>.</p> <h3>Nginx Server :</h3> <p>Redirection on Nginx can we accomplish using many ways, but the most common way to redirect by creating the server block using the <em>return</em> Directive. For additional details on in setting up of the server block, follow steps on <a href="https://helpdesk.tinyurl.com/faqs/how-to-redirect-on-nginx-server">How to Redirect to Nginx Server</a>.</p> <h3>IIS Server :</h3> <p>For details on how to redirect in different IIS and Windows version, follow steps how How to <a href="https://helpdesk.tinyurl.com/faqs/redirect-on-windows">Redirect on IIS/Windows Server</a>.</p> <h2>Applying a Redirect via Website Builders</h2> <h3>WordPress :</h3> <p>Creating redirects in WordPress is straightforward process with plugins readily available for you to use. Here are some steps on <a href="https://helpdesk.tinyurl.com/faqs/how-to-redirect-on-wordpress">How to Create Redirect in Wordpress</a>.</p> <h3>Wix :</h3> <p>Redirects in Wix are managed on your site's Dashboard. 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