Transfer an existing hosted domain to an unhosted domain

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by earth4x, Dec 1, 2012.

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    I have 2 domains that are registered at GoDaddy :

    • domaina.com (not hosted, only domain name is registered to GD)
    • domainb.com (hosted at a different webhost, domain name registered to GD)
    domainb.com is an already working site, with a different webhost, but the domain name is registered to GoDaddy(and I assume the nameservers are changed to redirect to the webhost).
    Now, I don't understand why this was done, but domainb.com is considered a subdomain on the host... meaning the files are in a seperate folder on the server. Ex : domainb.com/public-html/FILES
    The structure is similar to this on the webhost :

    • HostNAME (main root folder)
      • domainb.com (subdomain of hostname)
      • domainc.com (etc...)
      • domaind.com (etc...)
    I want to transfer the site domainb.com to domaina.com, meaning domaina.com will become the new website, and the old one will redirect to domaina.com once the transfer is done.
    Is there a way to do this transfer without having to switch webhosts or do any kind of manipulation on the server (like backuping and creating a new site)? I'm really confused as to why domainb.com is a subdomain on the webhost and I fear this will cause me issues.
    Thanks !
     
    earth4x, Dec 1, 2012 IP