Domain pointing to another website?

OneManStudio

• January 02, 2018 09:23

Hello guys. I am new to the forum and I could use some help with a problem I have. I have a domain (example.com) that is handled by company A. I also have a web server with cPanel that I have full access at a company B. I have created a subdomain (falieris.example.com) in order to separate things from the main server and I would now like to connect the domain to point to the public_html of the newly set subdomain. At the domain, I have set 2 A entries for DNS, 1 for "@" to point to the IP address of my server (192.196.xxx.xxx) and 1 for "www" to also point there. At the web server, I have left the default settings of the subdomain. Unfortunately, when I access "example.com" I get an error and I am redirected to "example.com/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi". What am I doing wrong? Is there something else I should change, update or check? Thank you for your help.

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  cPanelMichael

  • January 02, 2018 15:24

  Hello, Have you created a cPanel account for the domain name or subdomain using the "Create a New Account" option in Web Host Manager? If so, have you considered setting up name servers to avoid the need to manually adjust DNS records at the domain registrar? EX: How to Set Up Nameservers in a cPanel Environment - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation Thank you.

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  Michael-Inet

  • January 02, 2018 16:13

  As a extra tidbit to the "How to Set Up Nameservers in a cPanel Environment" Some registrars are a pita, so you might also need you to add the IP addresses for the server name itself or find the "Nameserver" settings lumped into a generic "Host names" section. Mine is setup as: " Manage DNS " Host names with the entries: {IP Address} NS1 {IP Address} NS2 {IP Address} SRV01 ymmv, Michael

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