Hi,

I would just like to find out what is involved/needed in order for my web host to handle 2-3 different domain names/web sites under 1 account ?

Is it a tedious procedure ? Is it complicated/difficult to do ?

Please explain the various different ways/methods a typical web host would approach this issue to achieve such a task, in case there are more than 1 way to get the job done. :) Thanks for explaining. :D

Not complicated at all. But the best is to ask your host. :)

Most control panels have the option, its just a matter of if the host uses this option. Many hosts would just rather have the same person pay for another account :) .

It depends on how you want to set this up.
We've not had a problem with our hosts setting
it up. We have one main site and several product-specific sites. The latter are in subdirectories of the former. We usually use domain pointer to then point the domain name to the right folder.

I currently have this setup with my host and it works perfectly. I have three domains setup on one account. With the current service I chose, I am allowed up to six. It is called adding a 'Domain Pointer'. The easiest way (if your host allows this) is to create a subdomain first:

Ex. sub.domain.com

Then setup a Domain Pointer that points domain2.com to sub.domain.com. I can do this without contacting my host but like others have already stated, this all depends on who you host with.

Good luck...

One other thing to remember. Most hosts that I have looked into do not allow e-mail on the extra (secondary) domains. You will most likely be only allowed to receive e-mail at the primary domain you setup with your host. But again, check with them for specifics.

http://customcgi.net/products/

TrueVirtual : Popular free URL redirection software which features cloaking and tracking.
Basically this is what a client needs to point subdomains i.e.
www.domain2.com points to www.domain1.com/2 It DOES sometime cause load problems for your host, so either ask about it first, or (shhhh) don't tell them and see if they notice.

Originally posted by JKLIVIN
http://customcgi.net/products/

TrueVirtual : Popular free URL redirection software ...

Such scripts only work for the index page.

For Example:

http://domain2.com will go to => http://domain.com/2/

but

http://domain2.com/doc.html goes to => http://domain.com/doc.html

Is this not correct?

It's not so much 'not allowing' the e-mail, but just a fact of how it's set up most of the time. As the second, third etc domains are really just subdomains with a pointer, they be default need to share the main account's e-mail system. You can still use the second domain address (eg you@seconddomain.com ) but it'll just be 'converted' to you@originaldomain.com

Most people never find it much of an issue as they just download mail from the original domain anyway, and they automatically get it from the extra domains by default.

It's a handy way to clump your own domains together and hosts won't find it hard to do (regardless of what they tell you)

Greg Moore

I would just like to find out what is involved/needed in order for my web host to handle 2-3 different domain names/web sites under 1 account ?

Is it a tedious procedure ? Is it complicated/difficult to do ?

Please explain the various different ways/methods a typical web host would approach this issue to achieve such a task, in case there are more than 1 way to get the job done.

Hello,

This is actually very easy to accomplish. What we do is mirror each domain to the primary one, which makes each domain name act exactly the same as the primary, including all mail services. You would be able to use any domain to send and receive email, although only the primary domain will have the real accounts on it.

If you wanted the mirror'd sites to point to subfolders instead of being exact mirrors, then we simply do some redirecting and presto, your mirror domain would now point all web traffic to a subfolder of the real domain. We usually charge a small monthly fee for redirected sites, but no monthly fee for a mirror. There is also a setup fee for doing this.

If you don't want to spend any money and don't care about receiving e-mail at the mirror'd domains, you could use one of the many free services out there, such as www.mydomain.com, and redirect the domains yourself. This usually isn't the most reliable way to go, but it definitely works well.

Hope this helps!

Mark