can a script change address in browser bar?

**kfc04** · 08-11-2004, 07:06 AM

I was wondering if there was a script available that would allow me to change the address of the viewers browser bar?

for example if i have a domain name: mydomain.com and one called mydomaine.com (they both point to the same web page).

the user types in the first one (mydomain.com) but the site and company are called mydomaine.com is there a script that will change the wrongly spelt domain to the proper spelt name, without refreshing the page?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

**Dark-Skys99** · 08-11-2004, 07:53 AM

I doubt it..

Otherwise you could change the address and claim to be anyone..

like prtending to be microsoft and your updates are really viruses

-James

**kfc04** · 08-11-2004, 08:41 AM

fair point had not thought of that!

Can the people that registered the domain name fake it in some way or would i have to set up a sub server and have to seperate index pages?

**Republikin** · 08-11-2004, 09:01 AM

Most registrars offer a service like this that will forward your domain to another. Some allow this option some don't. A good service that I have used in the past is http://www.mydomain.com/

**David43** · 08-11-2004, 10:00 AM

Needs to be done with your domain host.

**techwench** · 08-11-2004, 02:19 PM

Of course, there is that vulnerability in IE that allows exactly that...so if you haven't run windows updates in forever, you might want to get that patched.

**kfc04** · 08-12-2004, 12:17 PM

k thanks guys, it was through the domain host that i achieved this the last time, however the host of this different site told me that as far as he was aware a simple Javascript in my html page would do it.

The down side to that advice was that he couldnt me what the script was!

**techguru** · 08-12-2004, 01:10 PM

Some domain name registrars offer a stealth domain handle. Ask them about it

**GoToTrafficScho** · 08-12-2004, 08:08 PM

Just redirect it yourself, either with a META Refresh or in ASP, PHP whatever you like better, that would be bad for search engines tho.. If you have acces to the server do a 301 Redirect that wont hurt your ranking if you care.

**collyer_1** · 11:01 PM

Your best bet would be to set up a redirect script that took the person directly from "mydomain.com" to "mydomaine.com" it will not even look like a refresh on most computers.

this should be your index page at "mydomain.com":

Code:

<html>

<form name="redirect">
<center>
<form>
<input type="text" size="3" name="redirect2">
</form>
</center>

<script>
<!--


//change below target URL to your own
var targetURL="http://mydomaine.com"

var countdownfrom=0




var currentsecond=document.redirect.redirect2.value=countdownfrom+1
function countredirect(){
if (currentsecond!=1){
currentsecond-=1
document.redirect.redirect2.value=currentsecond
}
else{
window.location=targetURL
return
}
setTimeout("countredirect()",1000)
}

countredirect()
//-->
</script>
</html>

**morphius2** · 08-18-2004, 03:05 AM

That was my thought, too, Collyer ...

**lajkonik86** · 08-18-2004, 07:42 AM

i would go for the meta stuff

very easy
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="8; url=http://www.top-download.net">

you would offcourse have to change the url. and the 8 into 0