EpochsEnd Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 I was wondering how domain names worked exactly. What are they linked to? And more specifically, if I bought two or more, instead of forwarding the new domains to my old one, can I delegate part of my webspace for each new domain and make more than just one website? Quote
TCH-Andy Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 To answer the last part first ... you can only host multiple different domains on the same account, going to different pages, if you have a reseller account. As for how domain names work ... let me try a brief description. You get a domain name through a domain name registrar ( basically you rent the name for a given period). At that registrar you can define the nameservers. These nameservers are the key servers that tell all other computers where your site is. This is communicated around the globe via DNS ( Domain Name Servers), these are effectively signposts which tell any browser where your domain is (which IP address it is at). On the server itself, where there are multiple accounts on the same IP address, there is code on the server so that the correct pages are served when someone asks for a specific site. Quote
samporras Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 On the server itself, where there are multiple accounts on the same IP address, there is code on the server so that the correct pages are served when someone asks for a specific site. Is there a way to alter this code to swap out one domain name for another? Basically what happened was that one of my clients let the domain expire and purchased a new one. I want to reference this new domain to point to the location where the existing files exist. - Sam Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Yes, you can open a ticket with the help desk and they can make the changes for you. Quote
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