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Advanced Tools

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The Domain Manager is where you go to setup:

1. Subdomains - A way of creating separate accounts within your account, which are accessed as separate URLs. For example, you could setup a "forum" subdomain on your account "domain.com" which would be access as "forums.domain.com".
2. Addon Domains - allows you to create additional domains and point them to subdirectories. With this feature you're allowed to manage all your domains within one FTP account.
3. Parked Domains - a domain that is parked to the main public_html directory of the main site that is created on our server.
   

Topics

Subdomains
Addon Domains
Parked Domains

SubDomains
Subdomains are a way of creating separate accounts within your master account, which are accessed as separate URLs. For example, you could set up a "timber" subdomain on your master account "hardware.org.mart", which would be accessed as "timber.hardware.org.mart". A lot of larger businesses use subdomains to establish branding and focus on separate product lines, because a subdomain creates a separate URL and web presence. However, you do not create a new Control Panel when you create a subdomain. You still perform most administration functions for the subdomain through your master Control Panel.

Practically, a subdomain is a sub folder within the public_http level of your account that has it's own cgi-bin directory. The "timber" example above creates a new top-level folder called timber, with a cgi-bin sub-folder. Upload your files for the subdomain to this location, including a separate home file (such as index.htm).

Currently you cannot create e-mail accounts with the subdomain extension. A workaround for this is to create an account called "sales-timber@hardware.org.mart", or similar.

To add a subdomain:

1. Click on the Subdomains link in the Domain Manager.
   Note: You can only successfully create a new subdomain once your DNS number has successfully propagated for this account.
2. Enter the text for the new subdomain in the field in the available field. You must conform to domain name conventions for the addition to the name.
3. Click on the Add button. A folder with the same name as the subdomain has now been added to your public_html folder, with a cgi-bin sub-folder (if CGI scripts are enabled on your account).
   

Adding Subdomain redirection
You can redirect Internet traffic from a particular subdomain to another location. This is usually used when the web pages that made up the subdomain have been moved to another location.

To add subdomain redirection:

1. Click on the Subdomains link in the Domain Manager.
2. Click on the required subdomain from the first drop-down list.
3. Click on the Setup Redirection button.
4. Enter the redirection address in the available field. Make sure that you end the address with a trailing slash (e.g. http://yourdomain.com/).
5. Click on the Save button.
   

Removing Subdomain redirection
Remove subdomain redirection when you no longer want Internet traffic to be diverted from the subdomain to another location.

To remove subdomain redirection:

1. Click on the Subdomains link in the Domain Manager.
2. Click on the Remove Redirection button next to the required subdomain.
   

Addon Domains
An addon domain is a domain name that that points to a subdirectory within your account. For example, you may want innovation.org.nz to point to business.org.nz/innovation/. Addon domains must be registered domain names that you own and configured to point to your web site's servers.

To add a domain to your web site:

1. Click on the Addon Domains link in the Domain Manager.
2. Enter the domain name in the New Addon Domain field.
3. Add the directory that the addon domain points to in the Username/directory name field.
4. Enter the password for the domain in the Password field, if required.
5. Click on the Add button.
   

Deleting an addon domain
Deleting an addon domain stops redirecting Internet traffic from a domain to a subdirectory.

To delete an addon domain:

1. Click on the Addon Domains link in the Domain Manager.
2. Choose the required domain from the Remove Addon Domain drop-down list.
3. Click on the Delete button.
   

Parked Domains
You can set up a domain name that you own to point to another domain name. This is known as "parking" a domain.

Example: You own the business.co.nz and innovation.co.nz domain names. You already have a web site for business.co.nz, but you do not want to create a new web site for innovation.co.nz at the moment. By parking innovation.co.nz on top of business.co.nz, all URLs for innovation.co.nz will automatically go to business.co.nz instead.

To park a domain:

1. Click on the Parked Domains link in the Domain Manager.
2. Enter the name of the domain that you want to park in the New Domain Name field.
3. Click on the Add button.
   

Deleting a parked domain
You need to delete a parked domain when you no longer own that domain or when you want to set up a separate web site for the parked domain.

To delete a parked domain:

1. Click on the Parked Domains link in the Domain Manager.
2. Click on the required domain from the Remove Domain Name drop-down list.
3. Click on the Delete button.
   

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