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    Domain Masking Question

    Alright this is a fairly simple question.

    I have web hosting for my current site, let's say for example sake www.shoes.com. That site is all well and fine. Now I want to start a new website called www.coats.com that is an entirely separate site, however I want to host it on the same web hosting. Basically, I have coats.com setup at shoes.com/coats, but instead I want it to say coats.com. I know masking works like that, however I want the links on the page to work in a way so that, when someone goes to coats.com and clicks on an internal link, let's say 'sports jackets', instead of it (the address/browser bar) saying "coats.com" or "shoes.com/coats/sportsjackets.html" it says "coats.com/sportsjackets.html."

    I am aware that masking usually just uses a frameset as trick which is why the browser permanently says "coats.com." However, I was wondering if there any possible ways to do this, perhaps with mod_rewrite?

    Thanks

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    Are you using a control panel?

    For example, cPanel allows you to host additional domains called "Addon Domains". When you add a domain, a folder is created in your public_html directory, in your case called /coats/. You then place all files related to coats.com into that folder.

    Visitors can then go to coats.com and see your website, completely separate to shoes.com. However, if a visitor went to shoes.com/coats, they are not automatically redirected to coats.com. You may have to use a .htaccess file to redirect them....

    Hope that helps.

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    Yea that's very helpful actually. Do you know if basic GoDaddy hosting packages offer this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by djcubez View Post
    Yea that's very helpful actually. Do you know if basic GoDaddy hosting packages offer this?
    I believe GoDaddy use a custom made control panel. However, perhaps someone who has experience with there hosting services will be able to confirm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by InstantPH View Post
    I believe GoDaddy use a custom made control panel. However, perhaps someone who has experience with there hosting services will be able to confirm.
    Thanks a lot for your help InstantPH, I really appreciate it. I figured out that the GoDaddy Deluxe and Unlimited hosting packages (not the basic) allow for multiple domain hosting and since we are working with a Deluxe package I was able to use the "coats.com" as I described.

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    Quote Originally Posted by djcubez View Post
    Thanks a lot for your help InstantPH, I really appreciate it. I figured out that the GoDaddy Deluxe and Unlimited hosting packages (not the basic) allow for multiple domain hosting and since we are working with a Deluxe package I was able to use the "coats.com" as I described.
    No problem at all. Come back in a month or so and let us know how your experience with GoDaddy is going.

    Good luck!

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