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Managing Your Hosting Account Domains

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Recently Updated: November 5, 2009 11:30 AM

Here's the lowdown: To manage your hosting account domains, go to the Domain Management page in the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center.

In addition to your primary hosted domain, you can host other domains on a single Windows or Linux hosting account. Deluxe and Unlimited Hosting plans allow you to point additional domains to any content subdirectory. Domains added to Economy hosting plans can point to the hosting root directory, only.

Changing your primary hosted domain is possible only on paid accounts that do not have an SSL certificate.

If the new domain name is in the same shopper account as your hosting, changing the domain takes between two and twenty four hours, during which time your website is accessible through both the old and new domain.

If the new domain name is not in the same shopper account as your hosting, you must manually update your domain's A record so that it points to your website's IP address. If the new domain name has subdomains, you must manually create an A record for each subdomain.

NOTE: These processes differ for Linux shared hosting accounts running Hosting Configuration 1.0. Accounts established after September 7th, 2007, run Hosting Configuration 2.0. If you do not know which configuration your hosting account runs, see How can I find what hosting configuration my account is running?.

Linux Hosting Configuration 2.0 and All Windows Hosting

To Add Domains

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
  4. In the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center, click the Domain Management icon.
  5. Click Add Domain.
  6. Enter the domain name in the Domain field.
  7. For Deluxe and Unlimited plans, enter a new or existing folder in the Folder field. This is where the new domain will point. If you do not enter a folder, your domain will point to the hosting directory root.
  8. Click Ok.

To Remove Domains

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
  4. In the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center, click the Domain Management icon.
  5. Select the domain(s) to remove and click Remove.
  6. Click Ok. The domain's subdomains will also be removed.

To Change Your Primary Hosted Domain

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
  4. In the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center, click the Domain Management icon.
  5. Select your primary hosted domain, and then click Change Primary.
  6. Enter the new primary domain for your account, and then click OK.

NOTE: A domain change may break your site if you have WordPress installed. If it does, see the instructions on WordPress's site.

Linux Hosting Configuration 1.0

To Add Domains

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
  4. In the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center, click the Aliased Domains icon.
  5. Click Add Aliases.
  6. From the list of domains, select the ones to add. Click Add, and then click Continue.
  7. Click Submit.

To Remove Domains

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
  4. In the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center, click the Aliased Domains icon.
  5. Select the domain you want to remove, and then click Delete Selected Aliases.

To Change Your Primary Hosted Domain

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
  4. In the Settings section of the Hosting Control Center, click the Change Domain Name icon.
  5. If the new domain name is in the same shopper account as your hosting, select it from the drop-down list. If the domain name is not in the same shopper account as your hosting, enter it in the Domain field.
  6. Click Continue, and then click Submit.