Sherie Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I would like to know exactly what an add-on domain is and how it works. I have one domain and have been thinking about purchasing another. Do I have to have a separate hosting account for each domain? Or is that what the add-on domain in the CPanel is for? How does the whole thing work? Thank you! Sherie Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Hi Sherie, I am making an assumption that you want a second domain name and have it point to the same web space as your current domain name does. All you need to do is purchase the new domain name, set the name servers to NS1 and NS2 (.totalchoicehosting.com) and then open a Help Desk ticket (link above) requesting that they park the domain name on your current domain. If my assumption was incorrect, then yes you will need an additional hosting plan or a reseller plan that will allow you to host multiple domain names. Quote
gaberville Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I was under the impression that you can't have parked domains on your account, unless it was a reseller account. I may be wrong, but I think you would have to get another plan or add a sub-domain and use you registrar to forward you your new domain name to your sub-domain. -gabe Quote
TCH-Don Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 You may not point a second domain name to a sub-folder or sub-domain with a regular account. "Your subdomains are allowed to be used for any legal purpose. You may not sell the subdomain space to others, nor may you point other domain names to your subfolders. Sub-domains may not be used to host other domains" see new AUP Policy Changes! Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Gabe, You can park a domain over your existing domain. But as Don said you cannot point a second domain to a sub-doamin within your account. Quote
Sherie Posted March 31, 2004 Author Posted March 31, 2004 Ok, if I park a domain here's another question. Say my primary domain is http://abc.net and my second domain is http://xyz.net xyz.net is parked where exactly will the viewer go to if he types in xyz.net in the browser? what will he see in the browser's address bar? Or maybe it would be better, simpler?, just to have subdomains? I KNOW how to do that! I was just thinking about buying a domain that has my businesses' name in it. Thanks, sherie Quote
gaberville Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I see. Good to know. I was thinking add-on domain instead of parked domain. Let's see if I have this correct. sub-domain is whatever.mysite.com parked domain is is basically another domain name that points to you existing site(but not a redirect?) add-on domain is like adding a whole new site(domain name and all) inside a folder of your existing site. Quote
Alan Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I have a small question to add into here. What is the point of: "Your subdomains are allowed to be used for any legal purpose. You may not sell the subdomain space to others, nor may you point other domain names to your subfolders. Sub-domains may not be used to host other domains" Is it not legal to point Top-Level-Domains to subdomains/folders? Or is that just a way to get people to buy more hosting, or a reseller plan? *Not to sound nosey or anything. Lol I was just wondering. Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Ok, if I park a domain here's another question. Say my primary domain is abc.net and my second domain is xyz.net xyz.net is parked where exactly will the viewer go to if he types in xyz.net in the browser? what will he see in the browser's address bar? Or maybe it would be better, simpler?, just to have subdomains? I KNOW how to do that! I was just thinking about buying a domain that has my businesses' name in it. Thanks, sherie I have never done it but I would expect it to read xyz.com in the address bar of the browser. Maybe one of the tech guys can answer. Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I have a small question to add into here. What is the point of: "Your subdomains are allowed to be used for any legal purpose. You may not sell the subdomain space to others, nor may you point other domain names to your subfolders. Sub-domains may not be used to host other domains" Is it not legal to point Top-Level-Domains to subdomains/folders? Or is that just a way to get people to buy more hosting, or a reseller plan? *Not to sound nosey or anything. Lol I was just wondering. I believe it is just TCH policy so that the shared servers remain managable and fast! If you were allowed to host 50 domains with a standard account and 50 people did that the server would then be over sold. I'm just using 50 as a generic number. I don't know how many accounts are allocated on a shared server. Quote
MikeJ Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Is it not legal to point Top-Level-Domains to subdomains/folders?Or is that just a way to get people to buy more hosting, or a reseller plan? It might have been more clear if it said "any legal reason except". But the legal statement and the following statements are two different matters. The reason for not allowing add-on domains to standard accounts or reselling of subdomains, is for keeping things under control, and because although generous, TCH is a business. I mean $4/month gets you an account. Most people probably spent that much on lunch today. where exactly will the viewer go to if he types in xyz.net in the browser?what will he see in the browser's address bar? xyz.net would operate just like abc.com as far as browsing is concerned. xyz.net would remain in the browser throughout the session unless your links took them elsewhere, or you create rewrite rules to redirect them. Quote
Wilexa Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) Sherie... A parked domain shows in the browser window, but the content is identical to the main domain. If you click on an absolute link that is coded like ><a href="http://www.mymaindomain.tld/page.html"> then the browser address bar shifts to "mymaindomain.tld". If you code all your links in the relative style, like ><a href="/page.html"> then you can stay in the parked domain for the entire visit. But be careful! All it takes is clicking on one absolute link and you will depart the "parked" site and end up on the "main" site. Confusing? I hope not. HTH, Dave Edited April 3, 2004 by Wilexa Quote
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