Results 1 to 14 of 14
Thread: 2 domains on 1 host?
-
01-23-2007, 02:42 PM #1Newbie
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Posts
- 6
2 domains on 1 host?
i recently registered a 2nd domain to be used on my hosting account and was wondering if the following was possible.
currently, when i visit my new domain, newdomain<dot>com it redirects to olddomain<dot>com/newdomainsubfolder. is there any way to have the new domain always display newdomain<dot>com when i visit? such as using two public_html folders or something? also, without using subdomains if possible? [the are two different sites]
someone mentioned if my host had mod_rewrite that i could, but i have no idea what that even means. i googled it and was lost.. i dont know much, or anything for that matter, about the inner workings of this stuff.
i'm on spoonohost by the way, with the new domain registered through them.
thanks.
-
01-23-2007, 02:50 PM #2Aspiring Evangelist
- Join Date
- Oct 2006
- Location
- uk
- Posts
- 448
ask your hosting provider they will be able to give you a definitive answer.
It definatly is possible alot of hosts provide this, but it depends on your host if you can do it.Rediscover online gaming Get Continuum / Subspace | Play Trenchwars
-
01-23-2007, 02:51 PM #3Retired Moderator
- Join Date
- Jul 2001
- Location
- .INdiana
- Posts
- 2,465
agree with 'doc', since your host registered the name for you, just ask them.
-
01-23-2007, 03:18 PM #4Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Jun 2005
- Posts
- 5,929
If you are not experienced with this, then consult your hosting provider. It's simply a matter of URL Forwarding, also called Redirecting, your new domain to that sub-folder. Typically this is done by adding an add-on domain to your main hosting account.
Signature Under Construction.
-
01-23-2007, 03:23 PM #5Newbie
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Posts
- 6
i submitted a support ticket to my host, but in the mean time..
i added my new domain as an add-on domain in the cpanel, and i had it direct to oldhost<dot>com/subfolder as i was unclear of where to put the new site's files, and when i do type newdomain<dot>com, it displays olddomain<dot>com/newdomainfolder instead of the newdomain<dot>com like i'd prefer.
-
01-23-2007, 03:24 PM #6Out there beyond the Wall.
- Join Date
- Sep 2004
- Location
- Chicago
- Posts
- 845
Just add it as a parked domain if your account supports it but I think it will always show the URL as the primary unless you can cloak it.
My IP >> 127.0.0.1 Hack Away!!
-
01-23-2007, 03:26 PM #7Newbie
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Posts
- 6
isnt parking just to have more than one domain point to the SAME website? this is not what i want.
-
01-23-2007, 08:37 PM #8Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Jun 2005
- Posts
- 5,929
Originally Posted by vizoSignature Under Construction.
-
01-23-2007, 09:37 PM #9Newbie
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Posts
- 6
This is the reply they gave me, which was competely irrelivant and non helpful:
"We have checked your issue and found that you can't create two public_html. You can use addon domain options. Please do check your two domains now. Let me know if you need any further assistance."
-
01-23-2007, 09:53 PM #10Retired Moderator
- Join Date
- Jul 2001
- Location
- .INdiana
- Posts
- 2,465
is it WHM and cpanel?
-
01-24-2007, 02:44 AM #11Newbie
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Posts
- 6
sorry for my ignorance, but what is WHM? web host manager? and yes, it's Cpanel
-
01-24-2007, 03:09 AM #12Retired Moderator
- Join Date
- Jul 2001
- Location
- .INdiana
- Posts
- 2,465
cpanel is fine.
cpanel is your control panel, that's what we needed to know.
here's what it should look like in the "addon domains" section:
http://imgplace.com/directory/dir174/1169616483.jpeg
I decided to make a directory called "12345". you can name it something else, but don't make it something common that might be used for something else.
put some random long password in the password section. then forget about it.
when you want to ftp files, ftp to the base domain (old one), and navigate to the "12345" directory. put your "newdomain" files in that directory.
it should be that easy, if your domain is already pointing to that server, and it sounds like it is.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
before doing this, I recommend making sure the domain is not already in the parked section, the addon section, or the subdomain section.
start clean, and it's easy.
-
01-24-2007, 07:14 PM #13Newbie
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Posts
- 6
thanks for all of the info CD. thats actually what i had done first, and the weird thing is that it just started working after i emailed the support team. weird. anyway, its all working now, thanks again
-
01-24-2007, 07:41 PM #14Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Jun 2005
- Posts
- 5,929
Glad to hear it turned out ok
Signature Under Construction.