Changin Domain Name (newby)

Discussion in 'Web Hosting' started by plastic_prophet, Jun 27, 2010.

  1. #1
    hi guys,

    i have a question regarding domain names and how they are set on web servers.
    i have a domain name at the moment which is shackproductionsaustralia.com.au and i have been looking to get it changed. i have admin privleges on the server and can access most funtions and fields.
    what i need to know is how i would go about changing the domain name. i know i have to register it and purchase it before i can use it, but once that is done, how do i go about adding it to the server??
    can i just replaceme my current domain with the new one?? or does it require a decent amount of web server admin knowledge??

    also, not sure if i posted this in the right section so appologies if i didnt.

    any help any one could gie would be greatly appreciated.

    many thanks,
     
    plastic_prophet, Jun 27, 2010 IP
  2. cpt

    cpt Peon

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    If you use cPanel you can simply go to "Addon Domain" and add the new ordered domain.

    Id you want to change shackproductionsaustralia.com with another domain name and have WHM login for your server you can go to "Account Functions" tab -> Modify an Account -> Select the domain/account that you want to change click "Modify" and replace the old domain name with the new one.

    If on your account you are able to have only one single domain and don`t have WHM access you can contact the provider to change the domain for you.

    Reply back if i understood wrong what you need.
     
    cpt, Jun 28, 2010 IP
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    plastic_prophet Peon

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    hi cpt, thanks for your reply

    to be honest, im not sure i understand 100% of what you said, but i believe i got the jist of it. im not very good when it comes to web and server stuff lol.

    i did check out what you were saying and i was able to get into a modify menu but unfortunatly there was no option to change the domain name itself. i think i may have to contact the owner and get him to do it.

    i was just trying to avoid gettin him involved as it would be easier if i could do it myself.

    thank you very much for your help
     
    plastic_prophet, Jun 28, 2010 IP
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    cpt Peon

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    Do you have WHM access? You have a VPS server?
     
    cpt, Jun 28, 2010 IP
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    to be honest *embarrsed face* i dont acctually know what either of those terms mean
     
    plastic_prophet, Jun 28, 2010 IP
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    I meant do you use Shared hosting? Like when you ordered the hosting was it called VPS ? How much you pay monthly for ?
     
    cpt, Jun 28, 2010 IP
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    i dont pay for hosting. the host server is owned by an old boss that let me host my website there
     
    plastic_prophet, Jun 28, 2010 IP