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Viewing articles tagged 'subdomain'

A and AAAA Records Pointing a name at an address.THE A RECORDMaps a name to an IPv4 address. The fundamental record... A Checklist for Any New Application What to do every time.BEFORE INSTALLINGCheck PHP version and extension requirements against your... A Complete Backup Checklist Everything in one place.THE ARRANGEMENTBackups run automatically on a schedule They include files... A DNS Change Checklist Before, during and after.BEFORERecord or export the current zone Note which provider holds DNS... A DNS Health Check What to verify periodically.ANNUALLY, OR AFTER ANY CHANGENameservers are what you expect The... A DNS Reference Card The essentials on one page.FIND YOUR NAMESERVERSClient Area > Services > My Services, or... A Quarterly Restore Test The check that matters most.WHY QUARTERLYFrequently enough to catch a problem before you need the... Adding a Subdomain and Its DNS Two separate things.WHAT CREATING A SUBDOMAIN IN CPANEL DOESCreates the directory, configures the... Adding Records for Third-Party Services Verification and integration.WHAT ASKS FOR THEMSearch Console Business profile verification Email... Addon Domains, Subdomains and Aliases Explained cPanel offers three ways to add a domain, and choosing the wrong one causes confusion.ADDON... An Annual SSL Review Fifteen minutes once a year.CHECK WHAT IS INSTALLEDcPanel > SSL/TLS Status. Every domain,... AutoSSL for Addon Domains and Aliases Every domain on the account can have its own certificate.ADDON DOMAINSTreated as independent... AutoSSL for Subdomains Subdomains need certificates too, and they are not automatic until they exist.HOW IT WORKSAutoSSL... Backing Up an Online Store A shop's database changes constantly, which changes what a backup needs to be.WHY IT IS... Backing Up Your Business Online What you cannot afford to lose.WHAT MATTERS MOSTYour customer records and order history Your... Backup Applications and Tools Software specifically for protecting your site.WHAT TO LOOK FORScheduled automatic backupsRemote... Backups as a Security Control A tested backup turns a compromise from a crisis into an inconvenience. It is the most valuable... Building a Simple Security Routine Security is maintenance, not a project you finish. A short routine beats an occasional large... Cancelling a Dedicated IP Straightforward, but check the dependencies first.BEFORE CANCELLINGWork through everywhere the... Certificate and Security Terms Encryption and trust.SSL AND TLSProtocols encrypting traffic between a visitor and a server.TLS... Certificate Errors in Mail Clients Your website is fine but Outlook or your phone warns when connecting.WHAT IT MEANSYou connected... Certificate Errors on a Subdomain Only The main site is fine; one subdomain warns.WHYThe certificate covers the domain and www but not... Certificate Name Mismatch Errors Your client warns that the certificate does not match the server.WHAT IT MEANSYou connected to... Certificate Transparency and Public Logs Every certificate issued is published.WHAT IT ISCertificate authorities submit every certificate... Certificate Warnings When Connecting Your mail client says the certificate is not trusted or does not match.WHY IT HAPPENSYou are... Certificates and Public Key Infrastructure Establishing trust.WHAT A CERTIFICATE CONTAINSA public key The names it is valid for Validity... Checking Certificate Status in cPanel Where to see what is actually installed.THE MAIN VIEWcPanel > SSL/TLS Status lists every... Checklist: Before Changing DNS Avoiding an outage.RECORD EVERYTHING FIRSTEvery existing record, exactly, including ones you do... Choosing Between a Subdomain and a Subdirectory A decision with consequences.THE OPTIONSyourdomain.com/blog blog.yourdomain.comWHAT SEARCH... Choosing Between Hosting Plans Which one suits.WHAT DISTINGUISHES THEMDisk space Bandwidth The number of websites you can host... Choosing Your Approach The structural options.SUBDIRECTORIESyourdomain.com/fr/ for French, or /ng/ for Nigeria.One site,... Cloudflare and Staging Sites Keeping test environments separate.THE PROBLEMA staging site behind Cloudflare with caching... Cloudflare and Subdomains Handling additional hostnames.ADDING A SUBDOMAINCreate it in cPanel first, so the hosting serves... Cloudflare and Your Origin IP When Cloudflare proxies your site, the address visitors see is not yours.HOW IT WORKSYour... Cloudflare Universal SSL and What It Covers The certificate Cloudflare presents to visitors.WHAT IT ISA certificate Cloudflare issues... CNAME Records Pointing a name at another name.WHAT IT DOESMakes one name an alias for another. Queries for the... Common DNS Mistakes What goes wrong.EDITING RECORDS IN THE WRONG PLACEChanging cPanel records while nameservers point... Comparing Plans Before You Buy Reading the specifications.WHAT THE NUMBERS MEANDisk space: how much you can store, including... Creating a Staging Copy of Your WordPress Site A staging site is a private copy where you can test updates, new plugins or design changes... Creating a Staging Site on Your Hosting Testing on the server before production.WITH SOFTACULOUSFor WordPress, Softaculous >... Creating a Subdomain Step by step.WHEREcPanel, Domains, Create A Domain, or the Subdomains tool depending on your... Creating an Addon Domain Adding a second website.BEFORE YOU STARTThe domain must be registered Its nameservers should... Creating and Managing Packages in WHM The technical side of your offering.WHAT A PACKAGE ISA template of limits applied when creating... Creating Your First Hosting Package in WHM A package is a template of limits. Create packages before creating accounts.CREATING ONEWHM >... Decommissioning an Old Application Retiring something you no longer use.BEFORE REMOVING ITExport anything you may need: content,... DNS and Certificate Issuance How AutoSSL depends on DNS.THE CONNECTIONAutoSSL validates that you control a domain, usually by... DNS and Nameservers: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.THE TWO PLACESNameservers are set at your registrar. Records are... DNS and Nameservers: The Short Version Everything essential.THE TWO PLACESNameservers: set at the registrar.Records: held wherever those... DNS for Staging and Development Sites Separate environments.THE OPTIONSA subdomain of your main domain A separate domain A hosts file... DNS Myths What people believe that is not true.THAT PROPAGATION TAKES 48 HOURS ALWAYSIt takes up to the... DNS Problems After a Domain Transfer Moving a domain between registrars.WHAT CAN CHANGESome transfers reset nameservers to the new... DNS Questions and Short Answers Common queries.HOW LONG DOES PROPAGATION TAKE?Up to the previous TTL, usually less. Query your... DNS Record Types at Cloudflare What each does.A RECORDPoints a name at an IPv4 address. Your main website record.AAAA RECORDThe... DNS Record Types Explained The records you will actually encounter.A RECORDPoints a name to an IPv4 address. Your domain's A... DNS Records for Common Services What various services ask for.SEARCH CONSOLEA TXT record at the bare domain, or a file on the... DNS Security Threats What goes wrong.CACHE POISONINGInjecting false data into a resolver's cache, directing users... DNS Terminology Explained The words you will encounter.REGISTRAR: where the domain is registeredREGISTRY: the organisation... DNS When Changing Hosting Providers The records that must change.WHAT CHANGESThe A records for the domain, www and every subdomain,... Documenting What You Have Installed The record that makes maintenance possible.WHAT TO RECORDApplication name and versionWhere it is... Domain Limits on Your Plan What your plan allows.WHAT IS LIMITEDAddon domains Subdomains Parked domains or aliasesWHERE TO... Domain Terms Explained Names and registration.DOMAIN NAMEThe address people type to reach your site.REGISTRARThe company... Duplicate Content From Aliases and Subdomains An SEO problem.WHAT HAPPENSThe same site reachable at several addresses.Search engines see... Duplicate Versions of My Site Are Indexed The same content at several addresses.WHAT YOU SEEBoth http and https versions in results Both... Email Deliverability Getting mail accepted.WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER MAIL ARRIVESThe sending address's reputation The... Email for Shops and Transactional Mail Order confirmations and notifications.WHY THIS MATTERS COMMERCIALLYA customer who receives no... Email Marketing for SaaS Messages that bring people back.WHAT TO SENDOnboarding guidance, tied to what the user has done... Enabling Free SSL and Forcing HTTPS on WordPress Every domain hosted with us is entitled to a free AutoSSL certificate. Once it is issued you... Evaluating an Application Before You Commit Questions to ask.MAINTENANCEWhen was the last release? Is there active development? How quickly... Finding Your Way Around the cPanel Interface cPanel groups every tool into sections. If you know the section, you will find the tool... Fixing Duplicate Content The same content at multiple addresses.WHERE IT COMES FROMhttp and https versions both accessible... Free SSL Certificates on Your Hosting Every domain on your account is entitled to a free AutoSSL certificate, issued and renewed... Getting Help with an SSL Problem What to include so a ticket is resolved quickly.CHECK FIRSTcPanel > SSL/TLS Status, and click... How AutoSSL Renewal Works Renewal is automatic and requires nothing from you.THE PROCESSAutoSSL checks certificates on a... How to Back Up Your WordPress Site A WordPress site is two things: the files in public_html and the database. A usable backup... How to Buy an SSL Certificate Ordering a certificate.FIRST, CONSIDER WHETHER YOU NEED ONEFree certificates through AutoSSL are... How to Buy Hosting Without a Domain Hosting first, domain later.WHEN THIS APPLIESYou have not decided on a name You are testing... How to Create a Subdomain A subdomain is a section of your existing domain, such as blog.yourdomain.com or... How to Tell If a Backup Is Complete Checking an archive before you rely on it.CHECK THE SIZECompare against what you expect. A... HSTS and Minimum TLS Version Stricter encryption settings.HSTSTells browsers to use https for your domain for a stated period,... HSTS: Telling Browsers to Always Use HTTPS A header that eliminates the insecure first request.WHAT IT DOESHTTP Strict Transport Security... HTTPS and Encrypted Connections Protecting data in transit.WHAT HTTPS DOESEncrypts traffic between visitor and server.WHAT THAT... HTTPS and Security Signals Encryption as a factor.WHY IT MATTERSBrowsers mark sites without HTTPS as not secure.Visitors see... HTTPS for Staging and Development Sites Test environments need certificates too.WHYIf staging runs on http while production runs on... I Need Something from a Backup Months Ago Retrieving old content.WHAT PEOPLE NEEDA deleted page or post An old version of a document A... Installing an Application in a Subdirectory Running software alongside your main site.WHEN THIS APPLIESA forum at yourdomain.com/forum A shop... International SEO Basics Selling beyond your own country.THE DECISIONSWhich countries and languages you target Whether to... Issuing a Free SSL Certificate with AutoSSL Every domain on your account is entitled to a free certificate, renewed automatically.ISSUING... Keeping Your Origin Address Private If you use a proxy service, the protection depends on the origin staying unknown.HOW ORIGIN... Making Sure Product Emails Arrive Deliverability for transactional messages.WHY IT MATTERS ACUTELYPassword resets, invitations and... Managing Many Domains in One Account Keeping track.WHAT TO DOCUMENTEvery domain on the accountIts type: main, addon, subdomain,... Managing SSL Certificates on a Server HTTPS without a control panel.WHAT YOU NEEDA certificate per domain, renewed before expiry.FREE... Migrating Between Platforms Moving from one application to another.WHEN THIS ARISESOutgrowing a platform Consolidating onto... Migrating DNS Between Providers Moving where records are held.BEFORE STARTINGExport or record every record at the current... Mixed Content After a Site Migration A common post-migration symptom.WHY IT HAPPENSThe database was copied from a site running on a... Multi-Domain and SAN Certificates One certificate covering several different domains.WHAT IT ISA certificate listing multiple... My Addon Domain Shows the Wrong Site Content mismatch.THE COMMON CAUSESWrong document root The domain not actually pointing here A... My Subdomain Does Not Resolve Diagnosis.CHECK IT EXISTS IN CPANELDomains should list it with a document root.CHECK WHERE YOUR... Nameserver Changes and What They Affect Understanding the consequence.WHAT CHANGESWhich servers answer DNS questions for your... Nameservers for Subdomains Delegating part of a domain.WHAT DELEGATION ISNS records for a subdomain pointing at different... NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID The certificate does not cover the hostname being visited.WHAT IT MEANSThe browser asked for one... NS and SOA Records The administrative records.NS RECORDSList the authoritative nameservers for the zone.They appear... Offering Staging Environments Selling safety.WHAT IT ISA copy of a client's site where changes can be tested before going... Ordering Hosting Without a Domain You do not need to buy a domain from us to host with us.AT CHECKOUTChoose "Use a domain I already... Ordering Ultimate Hosting For larger or busier sites.WHO IT SUITSSites that have outgrown an entry shared plan Shops with... Per-Directory PHP Versions Different versions for different sites.WHAT IT ALLOWSRunning one version on your main site and a... Playbook: My Domain Is Not Working DNS and domain issues.ESTABLISH FIRSTWas it working before? What changed? Where is the domain... Pointing a Domain at a Different Server Moving where a site is served from.WHAT TO CHANGEThe A record for the domain, and for www, to the... Pointing a Domain at a Third-Party Service Services such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Shopify and email marketing platforms ask you... Pointing Domains at Your VPS Getting traffic to arrive.WHAT YOU NEEDYour server's IP address Access to wherever your domain's... Pointing Your Domain at a Dedicated IP Holding a dedicated IP does nothing until DNS points at it.IF OUR NAMESERVERS HOST YOUR DNScPanel... Preventing Email Spoofing From Unused Domains Protecting names you do not send from.THE PROBLEMAnyone can send mail claiming to be from your... Protecting Your Origin Server Address Preventing Cloudflare being bypassed.THE PROBLEMIf an attacker learns the address of our server,... Proxied Versus DNS Only The single most important setting.THE ORANGE CLOUDIn the Cloudflare DNS panel, each record has a... Recording Your DNS Before You Move The step that prevents email disasters.WHY THIS MATTERSDNS records do not travel with your... Recreating DNS Records Rebuilding the zone.WHAT YOU NEEDThe record list you took before starting.If you did not take... Redirect Loop After Enabling Cloudflare The most common Cloudflare complaint.THE CAUSEThe SSL mode is set to Flexible. Cloudflare... Redirect Rules at Cloudflare Sending one address to another.WHAT THEY DORedirect a URL or pattern to another, at the edge,... Reducing the Number of Applications You Run Consolidation as maintenance.WHY IT HELPSEvery application is updates to apply, backups to... Registering .ng and Restricted Domain Extensions Some extensions carry requirements beyond simply paying..NG AND ITS SUBDOMAINS.com.ng, .org.ng,... Registering .ng and Restricted Extensions Some extensions carry requirements beyond payment..NG AND ITS SUBDOMAINS.ng, .com.ng, .org.ng,... Removing a Subdomain or Addon Domain Taking one down properly.BEFORE REMOVING ANYTHINGBack up the site and its database.Removing a... Removing an Application Safely Uninstalling properly.WHY IT MATTERSAn abandoned installation is unpatched software sitting on... Reviewing Your Backup Arrangement Annually An hour once a year.WHAT TO CHECKAre backups actually running, with recent files in the storageDo... Running AutoSSL Manually When you need a certificate now rather than at the next scheduled run.THE STEPSConfirm the domain... Running Multiple Applications on One Account Several pieces of software, one hosting plan.WHAT TO PLANEach application needs its own database... Securing an API or Application Endpoint Certificates for things other than web pages.WHY IT MATTERSAn API accepting credentials or... Selecting a Domain at Checkout The domain step offers four options, and choosing the wrong one stalls the order.REGISTER A NEW... Selling SSL Certificates When free certificates are not enough.THE HONEST POSITIONAutoSSL provides free certificates that... SEO After Moving to a New Domain Preserving what you built.WHEN THIS HAPPENSA rebrand, a business name change, moving from a free... SEO for Multi-Language Sites Serving more than one language.THE CORE REQUIREMENTEach language version needs its own URL, and... Separating Marketing and Transactional Sending Why they should not share a reputation.THE PRINCIPLEIf a marketing campaign generates complaints,... Server and Account Terms What you see in cPanel.PUBLIC_HTMLThe folder whose contents are served publicly on your main... Setting Account Quotas and Limits Limits protect your allocation and, more importantly, protect your clients from each other.WHERE... Setting the SSL Mode Correctly The setting that causes the most problems.THE MODESOff: no encryption. Never use this.Flexible:... Setting Up a Dedicated Sending Service For higher volume.WHEN TO CONSIDER ONEYou send newsletters or marketing mail You send substantial... Setting Up a Development Subdomain Building before launch.WHYBuilding a new site while the old one remains live.HOWA subdomain,... Setting Up a Staging or Development Site Test changes somewhere other than the live site. This is the cheapest insurance available.THE... Setting Up a Staging Site A copy for testing.WHYTesting changes on a live site is how sites break publicly.HOWCreate a... Setting Up a Subdomain for a Separate Application A distinct site under your domain.THE STEPScPanel > Domains > Create a subdomainIf DNS is... Setting Up Backups for Your Client Accounts Decide your backup position, then implement it properly.WHAT WE PROVIDEServer-level backups with... Setting Up Google Search Console The single most important SEO tool, and it is free.WHYIt shows what queries bring you traffic,... Setting Up Staging on Your VPS Testing before production.THE OPTIONSA subdomain on the same server, with its own document root,... Setting Up Your Email on Outlook, iPhone and Android Use the exact settings cPanel generates for your account rather than guessing.FINDING YOUR... Single Domain, Wildcard and Multi-Domain Certificates Certificates differ in how many names they cover.SINGLE DOMAINCovers one hostname, and... Someone Deleted Content and I Need It Back Recovering individual items rather than the whole site.FIRST, CHECK THE APPLICATIONMany... SSL Checklist After a Migration Certificates need attention whenever a site moves.IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MOVEConfirm the domain... SSL Checklist for a New Website Before a site goes live.THE CERTIFICATEDomain resolves to our server AutoSSL run, with a padlock... SSL Errors With Cloudflare Certificate problems in the path.THE TWO CERTIFICATESVisitor to Cloudflare, which Cloudflare... SSL Problems With Subdomains and Addon Domains Certificate coverage.THE SYMPTOMA browser warning on a subdomain or addon domain while the main... Subdomain Delegation and NS Records Pointing part of your domain elsewhere.WHEN YOU NEED ITA subdomain managed by a different... Subdomain Not Working One hostname failing.THE CHECKSDoes the subdomain exist in cPanel? Does a DNS record exist for... Subdomains and Addon Domains: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.THE DISTINCTIONAddon domain and subdomain: separate content,... Subdomains Versus Separate Domains A common decision when adding a new section or a new project.USE A SUBDOMAIN WHENThe content... Symptom: Certificate Warning or Not Secure HTTPS problems.WHAT TO ESTABLISHWhat the browser says exactly.THE COMMON CAUSESNo certificate... Symptom: Domain Not Resolving The name goes nowhere.WHAT TO CHECK IN ORDERIs the domain expired? Where do the nameservers... Taking Over DNS for an Inherited Site A site you did not set up.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTWhere the domain is registered Which nameservers... Testing an Application Before Committing Trying before you build on it.WHYDocumentation and screenshots do not tell you whether an... Testing PHP Changes Safely Not breaking your live site.BEFORE ANY CHANGEBack up.For a version change, that is not... Testing Plugins Before Using Them Live Trying things safely.WHERE TO TESTA staging site.A subdomain with a copy of your site, protected... Testing Your Backups Properly The step that turns an assumption into protection.WHYAn untested backup is a guess. People... The Four Kinds of Domain in cPanel Understanding the distinction.YOUR MAIN DOMAINThe domain the account was created with. It serves... The Website Resolves to the Wrong Place Pointing somewhere unexpected.WHAT IT MEANSThe A record points at an address other than your... Understanding DNS Error Messages What lookup tools report.NXDOMAINThe domain does not exist, according to the authoritative... Understanding SSL Certificate Types Which one to buy.DOMAIN VALIDATEDVerifies you control the domain. Issued quickly, usually within... Understanding Your cPanel Statistics and Plan Limits The panel on the right of the cPanel home page shows what you are using against what your plan... Understanding Your Plan Limits The right-hand panel of the cPanel home page shows what you are using against what your plan... Updating Services After Receiving a Dedicated IP A checklist of everything that may reference your address.DNSThe A record for your domain, www,... Updating WooCommerce Safely Shop updates carry more risk than ordinary site updates, because breakage costs sales.BEFORE... Using a Subdomain for Mail mail.yourdomain.com and what it actually is.WHAT IT ISA hostname pointing at the mail server,... Using External Nameservers Instead Keeping DNS elsewhere.WHEN THIS APPLIESYour domain uses Cloudflare, your registrar's DNS, or... Using Subdomains for Different Applications Separating systems.COMMON USESshop.yourdomain.com for a separate shop platform... Using the cPanel Zone Editor to Manage DNS Records The Zone Editor manages the DNS records for domains that use our nameservers. If your domain uses... What a DNS Zone Contains The records for your domain.THE TYPICAL ZONEAn A record for the domain, pointing at your server... What a Subdomain Is A section under your existing domain.WHAT IT LOOKS LIKEshop.yourdomain.com blog.yourdomain.com... What AutoSSL Is and How It Works The free certificate system built into cPanel.WHAT IT DOESIssues certificates for every domain... What Should My Records Look Like? A typical zone for a hosted domain.THE WEBSITEAn A record for yourdomain.com, pointing at your... What to Do After Migrating The follow-up that catches problems.IMMEDIATELYConfirm the site loads Run AutoSSL Test mail both... What to Do Before Any DNS Change A short preparation routine.ESTABLISH WHERE DNS LIVESWHOIS for the nameservers. Changes must be... What Your Nameservers Should Be Pointing a domain at us.WHERE TO FIND YOURSClient Area > Services > My Services. Your... When DNS Is Not Actually the Problem Ruling it out.SYMPTOMS THAT LOOK LIKE DNS AND ARE NOTThe site loads but shows an error: DNS... Where Do I Change This? Finding the right place.NAMESERVERSAt your registrar. Always.For domains with us, the Client Area... Which DNS Records to Proxy Getting the cloud icons right.PROXY THESEThe root domain A record The www record Any subdomain... Which Record Do I Need? Choosing the right type.TO POINT A NAME AT A SERVERAn A record, with the server's address.TO... Why AutoSSL Failed: The Common Causes Work through these in order.1. THE DOMAIN DOES NOT RESOLVE HEREAutoSSL validates by retrieving a... Wildcard Certificates Explained Covering all subdomains with one certificate.WHAT IT COVERS*.yourdomain.com covers any... Wildcard Records Catching everything not otherwise specified.WHAT THEY DOA record for an asterisk matches any... Working with Subdomains for Applications Separating parts of a project.COMMON USESapi.yourdomain.com for an API app.yourdomain.com for an... Your Connection Is Not Private A certificate check failed.WHAT IT MEANSThe browser could not verify the certificate. One of...
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