Two domains, one site...how?

Report · Jun 23, 2006

I should know how to do this, but I don't.

I have a client with two domains. We want to point both at the same site.

Both domains are with GoDaddy, both pointing to the same DNS. The site is on
boundgrid, which I have access to via a H-Sphere control panel.

I can set up more than one domain for the account, but they both end up
pointing at distinct directories. What's the best way to handle this short
of just putting a redirect.html page at one of the sites?

-Darrel

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Report · Jun 23, 2006

Does the account not have a "domain redirect" for it? Ie, instead of
setting up an entirely different account through hSphere (i've not worked
with it, so I'm just asking) can you not setup a domain redirect?

I'm not sure you can, after reading this:
http://www.forum.psoft.net/archive/index.php/t-3921.html

If you can't do it through your control panel, you can always edit the
redirect on the domain you want forwarded.

See here for some info on that:

http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess7.shtml

HTH,

Jon
"darrel" <notreal@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:e7h0oh$f47$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I should know how to do this, but I don't.
>
> I have a client with two domains. We want to point both at the same site.
>
> Both domains are with GoDaddy, both pointing to the same DNS. The site is
> on boundgrid, which I have access to via a H-Sphere control panel.
>
> I can set up more than one domain for the account, but they both end up
> pointing at distinct directories. What's the best way to handle this short
> of just putting a redirect.html page at one of the sites?
>
> -Darrel
>
> --
> =================================================================
> Win prizes searching google:
> http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=hM72-GU3FWzMFnTqhv-2GE1FNtA
>

Report · Jun 23, 2006

> Does the account not have a "domain redirect" for it?

I don't see that option, but, then again, this is H-Sphere and is a cryptic
control panel so maybe it's buried in there somewhere. I'll poke around.

-Darrel

Report · Jun 23, 2006

If there is one, the forums make it look like it's not easy to find.

Of course, I have a horrible time searching for things anyway as I seem to
use a completely non-standard vernacular. :)

"darrel" <notreal@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>> Does the account not have a "domain redirect" for it?
>
> I don't see that option, but, then again, this is H-Sphere and is a
> cryptic control panel so maybe it's buried in there somewhere. I'll poke
> around.
>
> -Darrel
>

Report · Jun 23, 2006

I had a host once who called it a "parking domain." Perhaps that will help
you find something in the docs.

"darrel" <notreal@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:e7h2m1$hig$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Does the account not have a "domain redirect" for it?
>
> I don't see that option, but, then again, this is H-Sphere and is a
> cryptic control panel so maybe it's buried in there somewhere. I'll poke
> around.
>
> -Darrel
>

Report · Jul 01, 2006

I don't use GoDaddy...

Normally the ISP has to set their DNS to point both names to the same IP
address. In the case where they are using shared IP address (virtual
domains) they also have edit the site headers. So, you may not be able to do
this from a user's control panel.

Also, now that Google has implimented their new software, they will consider
two names pointing to the same material as two sperate web sites with
duplicate materal and may drop one or the other or both from their data set.
You can handle Google by using 301 redirects.

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"darrel" <notreal@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:e7h0oh$f47$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I should know how to do this, but I don't.
>
> I have a client with two domains. We want to point both at the same site.
>
> Both domains are with GoDaddy, both pointing to the same DNS. The site is
> on boundgrid, which I have access to via a H-Sphere control panel.
>
> I can set up more than one domain for the account, but they both end up
> pointing at distinct directories. What's the best way to handle this short
> of just putting a redirect.html page at one of the sites?
>
> -Darrel
>
> --
> =================================================================
> Win prizes searching google:
> http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=hM72-GU3FWzMFnTqhv-2GE1FNtA
>