Andrew H Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Hey guys, I have heard nothing but good things about TCH so I am moving our site here. Its (going to be) a PHBB site with about 100 users and I was wondering about pre setup. Is there a way that I can setup the site and test it before I transfer the domain name over? The reason for this is we are upgrading from an old BB setup to PHBB. Is there an option for a temp domain? or will I have to purchase one as a test then transfer the real one over once its done. Thanks! -Andrew Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 You can purchase the hosting with the domain name you intend to use. Until you change your DNS to point here you can start your setup using an IP number provided to you in the welcome email. Some things may not function correctly until the domain name is switched to point here though. Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Welcome to the forum, Andrew H. If you have any more questions, please let us know. Quote
Deverill Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Bruce's method is also good in that as the domain name change propogates and some people, for a brief time, go to the old site and some to the new, they will both see sites instead of the typical "Under construction" or "coming soon" pages. Once you tell your registrar to switch your DNS to the new site here you may want to put a note on the old site that posts there won't show up at the new site so anyone that does get sent to the old site during the transition will not "lose" their post. Make sense? Quote
cajunman4life Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Welcome to the forums! Jim makes a very good point. Be sure your users are aware of the change. Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Welcome to the forum Andrew sorry I didn't say it in my first reply. Since you are running a BB you may want to disable posting to the old board once you switch the domain to point here. This way you won't lose any posts during the propogation period. Quote
TCH-Don Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Welcome to the forum Andrew you might also forward your e-mail to your ISP e-mail at the old host so as propagation takes place you will still get any e-mail that goes through the old host. Quote
TCH-Rob Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Hi Andrew, I think everything has been covered so I just wanted to welcome you to the forums and if you have further questions feel free to ask. Quote
abinidi Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 If you get your account set up and some of the features don't work properly (can sometimes be the case with some SQL commands, depending on how they are formed), then you could always sign up for another domain name. Its less than $12 dollars per year, and then you could test your full site functionality to ensure it is working before you make the switch. Then, when you are ready, you would change the DNS servers to point to your TCH account, and have the TCH techs "park" the domain on your account. It is a way to work around the "I'm testing this, but I can't test everything because there isn't a domain associate with my account" problem. Welcome to the forums. Quote
Andrew H Posted January 19, 2006 Author Posted January 19, 2006 Thanks for the warm welcome.... just completed my registration on a Silver Account. I can start the transfer tonight. Thanks Guys! Oh and there was a problem with the link from paypal... but thanks to TCHGURUBILLH (mad props) we got it resolved in no time. Good to see that customer service still matters to some!!! Four thumbs up! -Andrew Quote
abinidi Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 Four thumbs up! -Andrew How do you have.... Nope. Never mind. I'm not even going to ask! Quote
TCH-Don Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 Andrew glad you are all set and I won't ask also Quote
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