Pointing domains from other registrars

ftseg · December 25th, 2007, 11:36 PM

I have a domain registered with 1&1 and I'm trying to set it up as an addon domain that points to a directory in my account in Cpanel but I'm not sure what I should set on 1&1s side.

Do I need to change the nameserver to a surpass name server? If so what server address do I use? I don't see a DNS service listed in Cpanel.

**DewKnight** · December 25th, 2007, 11:50 PM

Change the nameservers to the same ones as what is on your main domain.

ftseg · December 26th, 2007, 12:20 AM

The main domain I have listed in my cpanel actually does not point to my surpass account (I just use the server name URL).

Both domains are registered with 1&1 but my main domain that shows up under my cpanel points to my hosting account with them which I'm keeping for the time being. The other domain I registered with them is the one I want to point to a certain directory in my surpass account.

Under my 1&1 account settings, I manually set the DNS IP address for the domain I want pointing to Surpass to that of the server that my Surpass account is located on. So far it takes me to the exact IP address of the surpass server (and I get the page that cpanel has been configured correctly) but I need it to point further to my /~username/other_directory

Under my 1&1 account, it tells me to specify the home directory for the domain destination so I set it to /~username/other_directory. Is that step needed even if I've set it as an addon domain in cpanel that points to the specific directory in my cpanel account?

**MarkRH** · December 26th, 2007, 3:13 AM

Whatever this second domain is that you want pointing to a folder on here, you need to add that as an add-on domain here such that it's root directory will be /public_html/addondomaindir/

ftseg · December 31st, 2007, 5:51 PM

allright, I added it as an addon domain and told the registrar to use the surpass name servers that were given to me in the welcome email I recieved. There's one minor issue that I've run into however.

When you hover over the links at the top (automatically generated by the CMS which is MODx) the link displayed is http://pro-poor-et.org/~myusername/d...e/documentname.

The link works when I remove the /~myusername/directory_name but why are the links being generated like this? I don't think it has much to do with the CMS I'm using and I was wondering if there was another reason

December 25th, 2007, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
ftseg Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Sep 2007 Hosted on sh128.surpasshosting.com 13 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	Pointing domains from other registrars I have a domain registered with 1&1 and I'm trying to set it up as an addon domain that points to a directory in my account in Cpanel but I'm not sure what I should set on 1&1s side. Do I need to change the nameserver to a surpass name server? If so what server address do I use? I don't see a DNS service listed in Cpanel.

December 25th, 2007, 11:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
DewKnight Skittles Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in a space ship Hosted on dedi 6,665 posts Gave thanks: 96 Thanked 190 times	Change the nameservers to the same ones as what is on your main domain. __________________ Mountain Dew Knight People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

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MarkRH Race Surpass Super #1 Joined in Jul 2006 Lives in Oklahoma City, OK Hosted on sh102 1,218 posts Gave thanks: 18 Thanked 86 times	Whatever this second domain is that you want pointing to a folder on here, you need to add that as an add-on domain here such that it's root directory will be /public_html/addondomaindir/ __________________ SH102 : Mark Headrick - Blog - Gallery Pelicar \| Company of Valor \| Mysstie Wolfestar

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December 26th, 2007, 12:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
ftseg Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Sep 2007 Hosted on sh128.surpasshosting.com 13 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	The main domain I have listed in my cpanel actually does not point to my surpass account (I just use the server name URL). Both domains are registered with 1&1 but my main domain that shows up under my cpanel points to my hosting account with them which I'm keeping for the time being. The other domain I registered with them is the one I want to point to a certain directory in my surpass account. Under my 1&1 account settings, I manually set the DNS IP address for the domain I want pointing to Surpass to that of the server that my Surpass account is located on. So far it takes me to the exact IP address of the surpass server (and I get the page that cpanel has been configured correctly) but I need it to point further to my /~username/other_directory Under my 1&1 account, it tells me to specify the home directory for the domain destination so I set it to /~username/other_directory. Is that step needed even if I've set it as an addon domain in cpanel that points to the specific directory in my cpanel account?

December 31st, 2007, 5:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
ftseg Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Sep 2007 Hosted on sh128.surpasshosting.com 13 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	allright, I added it as an addon domain and told the registrar to use the surpass name servers that were given to me in the welcome email I recieved. There's one minor issue that I've run into however. When you hover over the links at the top (automatically generated by the CMS which is MODx) the link displayed is http://pro-poor-et.org/~myusername/d...e/documentname. The link works when I remove the /~myusername/directory_name but why are the links being generated like this? I don't think it has much to do with the CMS I'm using and I was wondering if there was another reason

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