What is wildcard DNS?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by Om ji Kesharwani, Jul 11, 2010.

  1. #1
    I downloaded wordpress multi blog script. I dont know how to set wildcard dns.

    Read me file where i found this term
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    DNS
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    If you want to host blogs of the form http://blog.domain.tld/ where
    domain.tld is the domain name of your machine then you must add a
    wildcard record to your DNS records.
    This usually means adding a "*" hostname record pointing at your
    webserver in your DNS configuration tool.



    please tell me the steps i have shared hosting.
     
    Om ji Kesharwani, Jul 11, 2010 IP
  2. RadioBounce

    RadioBounce Banned

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    You have to create a subdomain *.yourdomain.com that's a wildard DNS so then Wordpress can create subdomains for blogs that you create. I think that's how you do it.
     
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  3. Om ji Kesharwani

    Om ji Kesharwani Peon

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    Can u pls explain it?
    how can we create a subdomain *.yourdomain.com.
    I think its for adding A Record and bla bla
     
    Om ji Kesharwani, Jul 11, 2010 IP
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    hiteshb Well-Known Member

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    no, Just go to your cpanel >> subdomain >> in the field of subdomain enter * and select your domain and press submit. It's done.

    If you have no idea, then just ask your host to do so (mention your url there)
     
    hiteshb, Jul 12, 2010 IP
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    after making a dns record you have to also make a record in apache too
     
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    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    To answer your question. Wildcard DNS is when the DNS zone is set up so that it will match requests for non-existent domain names.

    To do this your zone should look like this:


    If you want to wild card the www/ftp, etc., or any other subdomain but want to add a mail server with a distinctive name, it should look something like this, complete with MX record.
     
    Mia, Jul 12, 2010 IP