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title: "Redirect a domain without www to one with www"
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## Defining the scenario

If you already have a website hosted on your own server (for example, **acme.com**) and want to keep that infrastructure, you can use your Bolder store under the **www** subdomain (for example, [**www.acme.com**](http://www.acme.com)).

To do this, go to your domain's DNS settings and create a **CNAME** record named **www**, pointing to the value `proxy.onbolder.com`.

## Redirecting the domain

Once the **CNAME** record is set up, the domain [**www.acme.com**](http://www.acme.com) will show your Bolder store correctly. However, the domain **acme.com** (without **www**) will keep pointing to the infrastructure where the original site is hosted.

For all your customers to reach the new Bolder store using a single domain, you need to set up a **permanent (301) redirect** from the **non-www** version to the **www** version. This way, any visit to **acme.com** will be automatically redirected to [**www.acme.com**](http://www.acme.com), **ensuring a consistent experience for users and avoiding duplicate content for search engines.**

## Solution options

Here are 4 solution options:

### 1\. Redirect from cPanel

In cPanel, in the Domains section, go to "Redirects" (in Spanish, «Redirige»).

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Once there, enter the following information:

-   Type: Permanent 301
-   In https?://(www)?: Select the domain.
-   Leave the field that starts with / *empty*.
-   In  redirects to  enter: `https://www.acme.com`
-   In www redirection: click "Do Not Redirect www".
-   Click "Wild Card Redirect".
-   Finally, click "Add"

### 2\. Apache redirect

If your server uses Apache (as most web servers do), you can create a file named `.htaccess`   in the root of your site with the following content:

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %\{HTTP\_HOST\} ^acme\\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ "https\\:\\/\\/www\\.acme\\.com/$1" \[R=301,L\]

### 3\. Redirect using PHP

If your server supports PHP, you can edit the `index.php`   page with the following:

\<?php  header('Location: http://www.acme.com/'); exit; ?>

### 4\. Redirect using HTML

Another option is to use HTML. Edit the `index.html`   file and enter the following:

\<!DOCTYPE html> 
\<html>   
\<head>     
  \<meta charset="utf-8"> 
  \<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL='http://www.acme.com/'" />
 \</head> 
\</html