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domain.com help pease
Topic Started: Sep 9 2008, 05:10 PM (1,241 Views)
rebs
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I really need help I bought a domain from domain.com and I want to get my invisionfree board
working on its subdomain. Can anyone guide me through this or ways to get around it.
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Jonathan
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Hi there.

Since I am not familiar with domain.com's setup, can you try logging in to your account and telling me the kind of options you see available to you? Do you see anything that resembles "DNS Control" or "DNS Management"? Something like that. If you can find that, take a screenshot of what that particular page looks like. We should be able to provide more detailed instructions once we can see how they're set up. :)
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There it is.
Thanks for trying to help so far.
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Can you click "Manage" next to DNS Management at the bottom under "Other Services" and take one last screenshot of that particular page?
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Sep 10 2008, 07:18 PM
Can you click "Manage" next to DNS Management at the bottom under "Other Services" and take one last screenshot of that particular page?
I found where to put it im gunna wait for the name server to like process/update. But it says the name servers have to be at my domain.com name servers to work but im using another different hosting site. 000webhost
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Hi, i also bought a domain from domains.com I have the same thing what do i put for the name servers?
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Sep 10 2008, 07:37 PM
Hi, i also bought a domain from domains.com I have the same thing what do i put for the name servers?
If you have hosting with them leave it as it is if you dont im trying to solve it right now if i cant get it to work im gunna use phpbb
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I have hosting with this place i have my domain with domains.com

If you can get it to work could you tell me what to do?
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I'm kind of knowledgeable in tis subject, so I'll try to help.

Nameservers are what provides DNS control, or something like that. They are not needed (don't change them) when setting up a subdomain.

What you need to do it set up something called a CName record on the subdomain you want (on forum.example.com, the 'forum' subdomain would have this CName record) that point to z#.invisionfree.com. The '#' gets replaced by the server number of your board.

Then, when you go to it, I think it should have a white page that says, "This domain is not set up for a Zetaboards board". I think that means you did it right. If so, go to the domain manager of the ACP. If it was done right, you can enter the domain as 'forum.example.com' (or whatever yours is) and it should work.

Remember, the admin CP is always the same (z#.invisionfree.com/yourboard/admin.php) if your board doesn't work with the new subdomain.

I hope this helps :)
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Im trying to set it up so that my site is www.maxmodders.com my boards name is http://z10.invisionfree.com/Gamer_Cheats/index.php?

it says that

The domain you have entered does not appear to point to this server at this time. The domain should point to z10.invisionfree.com with a CNAME record.
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Just to expand on the post Papeh made, even if you're pointing your whole domain to your board (And not a Subdomain), you don't need to touch the Name Servers.

MoN: Follow the steps Papeh gave you, except instead of choosing forum, simply enter the @ symbol. On most domain providers that should work.
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That is from the Invisionfree ACP.

What you do is set up the cname record from maxmodders.com to point to z10.invisionfree.com (leave out your board name).

I do not know how to do it on that registar, but it should be under DNS control or Total DNS management, or something, like Jonathan said.

Do the thing in the admin CP of your board that you just did AFTER the CName is set up.

Good luck ;)

EDIT: Yeah, follow Jonathans instructions I guess. I have never personally set up a domain on IF/ZB for the main domain (no subdomain)
Edited by Papeh, Sep 10 2008, 08:01 PM.
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It has a box and above it it says Canonical Name What does that mean?
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Yes but i changed my name servers so I could use a different host which is needed to have a main homepage right. Any way to have mor then one name server because u need domain.com name server aswell to get the cname to work.
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That is it.
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