Add-On Domain Tutorial - Page 2

**MarkRH** · August 15th, 2007, 8:25 PM

As a real world example, mysstiewolfestar.com is an add-on domain. If cpanel does its thing right, it will add the following to the .htaccess in /public_html/mysstiewolfestar/

Code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysstiewolfestar.com/$1 [R=301,L]

I then added the following to it:

Code:

Redirect permanent /mysstiewolfestar http://www.mysstiewolfestar.com

This prevents all methods of accessing it other than mysstiewolfestar.com

**Sentinel** · August 16th, 2007, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkRH

As a real world example, mysstiewolfestar.com is an add-on domain. If cpanel does its thing right, it will add the following to the .htaccess in /public_html/mysstiewolfestar/

Code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysstiewolfestar.com/$1 [R=301,L]

That's odd, because I have an add-on domain and I don't have the above in my .htaccess in the add-on domain folder. But it works fine. Could it be that they put it in a different .htaccess file somewhere higher on the server? I am on a shared account.

**MarkRH** · August 16th, 2007, 11:45 AM

It's possible that it may have been placed into the main http.conf of the server which is probably a more appropriate place for it anyway to keep the user from accidentally deleting it LOL.

If I take it out of mine, then mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com is not redirected to the proper domain.

**Sentinel** · August 16th, 2007, 1:17 PM

Are you on shared or reseller or dedicated?

**MarkRH** · August 16th, 2007, 1:57 PM

As my signature shows, I'm on SH102, a shared server.

I have:
1 main domain with 2 sub-domains (gallery and blog)
1 parked-domain associated with main domain (www.markrh.com)
3 add-on domains with the pelicar.info domain having 2 sub-domains as well.

**Sentinel** · August 16th, 2007, 2:14 PM

DOH! Sorry, I should have seen that.
Then I have to ask ... why do you have your .htaccess set up with the rewrite rules in your own directory and I don't? Not that I want to. I'm just curious. Did you do it yourself and I used cPanel and that's why?

**MarkRH** · August 16th, 2007, 3:41 PM

Whenever I created the add-on domains like a year ago within cPanel, it automagically put them in there. All of the .htaccess files in my add-on domain folders have corresponding entries like that.

Maybe cPanel configurations before/after that added those settings to main http.conf instead. That would be something more for Surpass to answer.

Just like slightly different versions of PHP being installed, not every server is configured exactly, much to the shagrin of support techs I imagine at times.

halfbloodprince · August 28th, 2007, 11:42 PM

I'm confused.

New Domain Name: (I figure it should be my new domain name, http://sadstoriesofthedeathofkings.com)
Username/directory/subdomain Name:
Password: (duh!)

It's the "Username/directory/subdomain Name:" part that I'm confused about! I tried "sadstoriesofthedeathofkings", thinking that that would count as the subdomain, but no luck. Advice?

If it makes a difference, I only just changed the nameserver info. Thank you so much for having this tutorial!

halfbloodprince · August 29th, 2007, 12:02 AM

Ack! Nevermind, it worked

August 15th, 2007, 8:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
MarkRH Race Surpass Super #1 Joined in Jul 2006 Lives in Oklahoma City, OK Hosted on sh102 1,222 posts Gave thanks: 18 Thanked 86 times	As a real world example, mysstiewolfestar.com is an add-on domain. If cpanel does its thing right, it will add the following to the .htaccess in /public_html/mysstiewolfestar/ Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com$ RewriteRule ^(.)$ http://www.mysstiewolfestar.com/$1 [R=301,L] I then added the following to it: Code: Redirect permanent /mysstiewolfestar http://www.mysstiewolfestar.com This prevents all methods of accessing it other than mysstiewolfestar.com __________________ SH102* : Mark Headrick - Blog - Gallery Pelicar \| Company of Valor \| Mysstie Wolfestar

August 16th, 2007, 11:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
MarkRH Race Surpass Super #1 Joined in Jul 2006 Lives in Oklahoma City, OK Hosted on sh102 1,222 posts Gave thanks: 18 Thanked 86 times	It's possible that it may have been placed into the main http.conf of the server which is probably a more appropriate place for it anyway to keep the user from accidentally deleting it LOL. If I take it out of mine, then mysstiewolfestar.markheadrick.com is not redirected to the proper domain. __________________ SH102 : Mark Headrick - Blog - Gallery Pelicar \| Company of Valor \| Mysstie Wolfestar

August 16th, 2007, 1:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sentinel Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Mar 2006 Hosted on SH100 458 posts Gave thanks: 75 Thanked 17 times	Are you on shared or reseller or dedicated? __________________ SH100 , SH131 & SH124

August 16th, 2007, 1:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
MarkRH Race Surpass Super #1 Joined in Jul 2006 Lives in Oklahoma City, OK Hosted on sh102 1,222 posts Gave thanks: 18 Thanked 86 times	As my signature shows, I'm on SH102, a shared server. I have: 1 main domain with 2 sub-domains (gallery and blog) 1 parked-domain associated with main domain (www.markrh.com) 3 add-on domains with the pelicar.info domain having 2 sub-domains as well. __________________ SH102 : Mark Headrick - Blog - Gallery Pelicar \| Company of Valor \| Mysstie Wolfestar

August 16th, 2007, 2:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sentinel Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Mar 2006 Hosted on SH100 458 posts Gave thanks: 75 Thanked 17 times	DOH! Sorry, I should have seen that. Then I have to ask ... why do you have your .htaccess set up with the rewrite rules in your own directory and I don't? Not that I want to. I'm just curious. Did you do it yourself and I used cPanel and that's why? __________________ SH100 , SH131 & SH124

August 16th, 2007, 3:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
MarkRH Race Surpass Super #1 Joined in Jul 2006 Lives in Oklahoma City, OK Hosted on sh102 1,222 posts Gave thanks: 18 Thanked 86 times	Whenever I created the add-on domains like a year ago within cPanel, it automagically put them in there. All of the .htaccess files in my add-on domain folders have corresponding entries like that. Maybe cPanel configurations before/after that added those settings to main http.conf instead. That would be something more for Surpass to answer. Just like slightly different versions of PHP being installed, not every server is configured exactly, much to the shagrin of support techs I imagine at times. __________________ SH102 : Mark Headrick - Blog - Gallery Pelicar \| Company of Valor \| Mysstie Wolfestar

August 28th, 2007, 11:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
halfbloodprince Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Aug 2007 7 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I'm confused. New Domain Name: (I figure it should be my new domain name, http://sadstoriesofthedeathofkings.com) Username/directory/subdomain Name: Password: (duh!) It's the "Username/directory/subdomain Name:" part that I'm confused about! I tried "sadstoriesofthedeathofkings", thinking that that would count as the subdomain, but no luck. Advice? If it makes a difference, I only just changed the nameserver info. Thank you so much for having this tutorial!

August 29th, 2007, 12:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
halfbloodprince Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Aug 2007 7 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Ack! Nevermind, it worked

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