[ckhuptong]

The tutorial given by Cliff Dude is very intuitive and useful. In fact, I learnt how to use my domain names with my hosting account from that tutorial.

What I am going to write here may be helpful only to those who know what the A, NS, MX etc. records in DNS stand for.

As we all know, we are allowed to make changes to our MX records but not any of the other records. We have to let the admins do the necessary changes. For people like me who edit delete or add entries now and then, this becomes a bottleneck. This is the reason why I asked around and found this solution. Though the current arrangement is very useful and foolproof, I figured I just need extra control over my domain. So, I am going to tell you how to go about doing it.

When we use the nameserver entries, for example, in co.cc, the whole domain and control is transferred to x10hosting. The control panel at co.cc becomes useless. If you want to use only the domain name with x10hosting and use the DNS control panel at co.cc to manage your DNA settings, you will have to use the Zone Records option at co.cc. This involves adding an A entry in the zone record that points to the shared IP address of the web server.

To obtain the shared IP address of the web server for your account, log in to cPanel and see the information in the left pane. Around the bottom of the left pane you will find the shared IP address. Use this IP address with your domain name in the A entry. You will have to add another entry with the www prefix that points to the same IP address. This will enable users to access the site with and without the www prefix. You can nou park your domain name with your hosting account and start using it. Only the domain name is transferred and you can manage your domain from co.cc's control panel.

The advantage of managing your domain name this way is that you can now add, delete or edit the entries as often as you like. You can create subdomain names and use it with another hosting account or give it to your friend. You have full control of your domain.

The main disadvantage is that if you mess up your DNS settings, you are the only person to be blamed. If you create a subdomain on your hosting account, you will have to make the corresponding entries with co.cc's control panel to reflect the new domain.

For example when you use thw nameserver option and park your domain, you do not have to enter the settings for the www prefix. It is automatically done for you. This is not the case when you use the Zone Records, as I have mentioned, a separate entry have to be made for the www prefix.

So, it all depends on you to get the settings right - "With great power comes great responsibility".

And lastly, let me warn you, if you use the Zone Records option and mess it up, don't expect the admins to help you out, this is not their responsibility anymore. Use it only if you know what you are doing.

[jdw999]

Thanks for posting.

[saurabh1]

that post was great..i have to try it out with my godaddy domain.
Edit:
but please make it clear why we have to use as parked domains rather than addon domains..i'm confused

[dokwatz]

Originally Posted by saurabh1

that post was great..i have to try it out with my godaddy domain.
Edit:
but please make it clear why we have to use as parked domains rather than addon domains..i'm confused

I'm having a problem w/ Goddady domains- when I try to use a addon domain that points to "username/public_html/Blog/", the URL redirected to the main index.html in the public_html/ folder. I removed it, and tried to set it up again, and keep getting the error message that the domain already exists- but it is not listed in my addon domains- am I doing something wrong or do I have to use a parked domain instead?

Thanks in advance