Add On Domains

Matt-from-SM · April 30th, 2007, 1:44 AM

Help!

Ok, bear with me. I currently have one domain (SeriousMuscle.Net) registered with GoDaddy and hosted with Surpass.

I just purchased a second domain (APerfectChange.Com) and am wanting to host it on Surpass as well.

Now, these are 2 different sites, 99% separate from each other. Do I need to have a secondary hosting package, or am I able to host both with the same shared hosting account?

Please let me know if this needs more clarification!

Thanks in advance,

Matt

**puckchaser** · April 30th, 2007, 1:49 AM

Nope. As long as your plan allows add-on domains. you can go to cPanel, and add it on to your account.

It will be its own domain, and a subdomain of your maindomain.

**markscns** · April 30th, 2007, 8:50 AM

Just keep in mind, both accounts will use the same control panel when using Add-on domains. You cannot give a separate account to the other domain. I currently have three different sites on one shared hosting account with no problems, using add-on domains.

Matt-from-SM · April 30th, 2007, 11:34 PM

Alright!

Now...here's the fun part.

I've set the new add on domain up several times, and I'm updated the name servers for it at GoDaddy.

However, it seems that it is still not routing to my site at all.

I apologize if this sounds so newbish, I really do.

But, it seems this is one of those things my head is not wrapping around.

To make it easier to help me, here's what I have done, in order from the registrar onwards:

-updated nameservers at GoDaddy
-Turned on Domain Masking/Forwarding at GoDaddy - forwarding to http://www.seriousmuscle.net/mattblog/ (the directory in my FTP client where Aperfectchange.com is located) and masked.

-Created add on domain in cPanel on Surpass
-created folder at public_html/mattblog and installed wordpress via Fantastico

-When visiting aperfectchange.com
it is currently routing to http://www.seriousmuscle.net/matt/

Any ideas on why this is not working? I know it's going to be something painfully obvious but it's not coming to me.

Thanks again for the help!

Matt

**puckchaser** · April 30th, 2007, 11:51 PM

For me it looks ok, just going to a directory listing.

Here's a tracert, it is going to a Surpass server SH105....

Code:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>tracert Aperfectchange.com

Tracing route to Aperfectchange.com [72.29.93.156]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    11 ms     9 ms     9 ms  10.66.192.1
  2    10 ms    11 ms    10 ms  gig2-1.kscykslene-rtr1.kc.rr.com [24.94.161.73]

  3    10 ms    12 ms    11 ms  srp9-0.kscymordc-rtr1.kc.rr.com [24.31.239.122]

  4    21 ms    21 ms    19 ms  so0-0-0.chcgill3-rtr1.kc.rr.com [24.94.160.5]
  5    21 ms    20 ms    21 ms  so-3-1-0.kscymoL3-rtr1.kc.rr.com [24.94.160.162]

  6    29 ms    44 ms    37 ms  te-1-3.car1.StLouis1.Level3.net [4.79.132.33]
  7    27 ms    28 ms    28 ms  ae-11-11.car2.StLouis1.Level3.net [4.69.132.186]

  8    36 ms    36 ms    34 ms  ae-4-4.ebr2.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.190]
  9    61 ms    54 ms    56 ms  ae-3.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net [4.69.132.74]
 10    56 ms    53 ms    54 ms  ae-1-100.ebr1.Atlanta2.Level3.net [4.69.132.33]

 11    59 ms    61 ms    66 ms  ae-6-6.car1.Orlando1.Level3.net [4.69.133.77]
 12    80 ms   200 ms   206 ms  DimeNoc-edge1.HostDime.com [4.79.116.26]
 13    61 ms    59 ms    60 ms  72-29-88-34.static.dimenoc.com [72.29.88.34]
 14    61 ms    59 ms    61 ms  sh105.surpasshosting.com [72.29.93.156]

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

**Skipdawg** · April 30th, 2007, 11:52 PM

It will have to propagate as with any other site.

**markscns** · May 1st, 2007, 7:30 AM

You also don't need to turn on Domain Masking/Forwarding for your new domain. It simply needs to just be setup with the same name servers that your original domain is set for. The add-on domain interface will take care of the DNS forwarding/routing for you.

And as Skipdawg said, it will take 24-72 hours for the new domain to propagate after making changes.

mgk · May 1st, 2007, 8:34 AM

Try a friend who is on a different ISP that has not looked up your site in some time or try checkdns.net

**markscns** · May 1st, 2007, 9:01 AM

Also check your domain with the DNS lookup A report at: http://www.dnsstuff.com/

April 30th, 2007, 1:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Matt-from-SM Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2006 19 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	Add On Domains Help! Ok, bear with me. I currently have one domain (SeriousMuscle.Net) registered with GoDaddy and hosted with Surpass. I just purchased a second domain (APerfectChange.Com) and am wanting to host it on Surpass as well. Now, these are 2 different sites, 99% separate from each other. Do I need to have a secondary hosting package, or am I able to host both with the same shared hosting account? Please let me know if this needs more clarification! Thanks in advance, Matt

April 30th, 2007, 1:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
puckchaser He shoots.. He scores! Super #1 Joined in Feb 2007 Lives in A room with no windows. Hosted on SH110 1,447 posts Gave thanks: 46 Thanked 140 times	Nope. As long as your plan allows add-on domains. you can go to cPanel, and add it on to your account. It will be its own domain, and a subdomain of your maindomain. __________________ SH110

April 30th, 2007, 8:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
markscns 01101100 Super #1 Joined in Jan 2006 Lives in West Michigan Hosted on SH92 1,606 posts Gave thanks: 49 Thanked 114 times	Just keep in mind, both accounts will use the same control panel when using Add-on domains. You cannot give a separate account to the other domain. I currently have three different sites on one shared hosting account with no problems, using add-on domains. __________________ twinlakeweather.us SH92

April 30th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Skipdawg Insanely Super #1 Joined in Jul 2005 Lives in Northwest USA 4,154 posts Gave thanks: 39 Thanked 78 times	It will have to propagate as with any other site. __________________

May 1st, 2007, 7:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
markscns 01101100 Super #1 Joined in Jan 2006 Lives in West Michigan Hosted on SH92 1,606 posts Gave thanks: 49 Thanked 114 times	You also don't need to turn on Domain Masking/Forwarding for your new domain. It simply needs to just be setup with the same name servers that your original domain is set for. The add-on domain interface will take care of the DNS forwarding/routing for you. And as Skipdawg said, it will take 24-72 hours for the new domain to propagate after making changes. __________________ twinlakeweather.us SH92

April 30th, 2007, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Matt-from-SM Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2006 19 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	Alright! Now...here's the fun part. I've set the new add on domain up several times, and I'm updated the name servers for it at GoDaddy. However, it seems that it is still not routing to my site at all. I apologize if this sounds so newbish, I really do. But, it seems this is one of those things my head is not wrapping around. To make it easier to help me, here's what I have done, in order from the registrar onwards: -updated nameservers at GoDaddy -Turned on Domain Masking/Forwarding at GoDaddy - forwarding to http://www.seriousmuscle.net/mattblog/ (the directory in my FTP client where Aperfectchange.com is located) and masked. -Created add on domain in cPanel on Surpass -created folder at public_html/mattblog and installed wordpress via Fantastico -When visiting aperfectchange.com it is currently routing to http://www.seriousmuscle.net/matt/ Any ideas on why this is not working? I know it's going to be something painfully obvious but it's not coming to me. Thanks again for the help! Matt

May 1st, 2007, 8:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
mgk Registered User Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2007 Lives in Wales Hosted on dime999 619 posts Gave thanks: 47 Thanked 46 times	Try a friend who is on a different ISP that has not looked up your site in some time or try checkdns.net __________________ Markus

May 1st, 2007, 9:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
markscns 01101100 Super #1 Joined in Jan 2006 Lives in West Michigan Hosted on SH92 1,606 posts Gave thanks: 49 Thanked 114 times	Also check your domain with the DNS lookup A report at: http://www.dnsstuff.com/ __________________ twinlakeweather.us SH92

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