Hostname Redirect
Hi all,
I've searched a few solutions and I'm struggling to get it working, so now I'm here hoping you guys can help me. I have a dedicated server for a client on domain subdomain.domain.co.za, on there I have one account admin.subdomain.domain.co.za (This is where my WordPress installation is at), also a shared IP.
I have a domain on GoDaddy that I'm trying to point to the above shared IP but it keeps ending up on subdomain.domain.co.za/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi
From what I understand this is a problem in the Apache config?
I've tried the solution from this thread:
Server IP Address
As well as editing my Include Editor (Pre Main Include, Pre Virtual Include, Post Virtual Include).
Here's the code I used:
But I couldn't get it to work. I tried simpler variations like a redirect in the Include Editor, but it then just ends up in a redirect loop. Please help, this is all new territory to me so please be gentle. I've only been used to shared hosting so far. Much appreciated!
ServerName xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
DocumentRoot /home/user/public_html
ServerAdmin my@email.com
suPHP_UserGroup user user
ServerName subdomain.domain.co.za
DocumentRoot /home/user/public_html
ServerAdmin my@email.com
suPHP_UserGroup user user
But I couldn't get it to work. I tried simpler variations like a redirect in the Include Editor, but it then just ends up in a redirect loop. Please help, this is all new territory to me so please be gentle. I've only been used to shared hosting so far. Much appreciated!
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You want to redirect the domain hosted at godaddy to admin.subdomain.domain.co.za ... do you have such sub domain created in your cpanel account ? 0 -
You want to redirect the domain hosted at godaddy to admin.subdomain.domain.co.za ... do you have such sub domain created in your cpanel account ?
Well the DNS settings on that side only allows you to add an IP address for the A record, and because it's a shared IP it keeps going to subdomain.domain.co.za by default0 -
ok .. Well correct me if I am wrong... You have a domain registered on Godaddy and you are using Godaddy's name servers. The website for the domain is hosted on your dedicated server and you are trying to point the A record of your domain to your dedicated server . 0 -
You have a domain registered on Godaddy and you are using Godaddy's name servers. The website for the domain is hosted on your dedicated server and you are trying to point the A record of your domain to your dedicated server .
100% correct. I don't know if it's worth noting that the dedicated server is not with GoDaddy.0 -
Hello, I recommend reverting the previous changes you made to address the issue and troubleshooting the issue from the beginning. The subdomain should load as expected if you created a cPanel account for admin.subdomain.domain.co.za, and then went to your DNS provider's interface and setup the "A" record for that subdomain pointing to the IP address the account is assigned on the cPanel server. If you have done that, check to ensure the subdomain resolves to the correct IP address from your workstation. Thank you. 0
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