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Uptime Robot for WreckHost Servers Thanks for being apart of the WreckHost Family! We know staying up to date and server uptime... Getting Started with Domains and DNS in cPanel cPanel separates domain management from DNS record management. Use cPanel → Domains →... Domain Registrar vs. Nameserver vs. DNS Hosting Several systems work together before a domain reaches a website. Understanding their roles makes... How to Identify Your Domain Registrar Your registrar is the company responsible for the domain registration. You may need to identify... Understanding the Current cPanel Domains Interface The current cPanel Domains interface combines management that older cPanel versions exposed... How to Add a Registered Domain to cPanel Use the current unified Domains interface to add a domain that you already own. Open cPanel... How to Create a Subdomain in Current cPanel Modern cPanel creates subdomains from the same Domains interface used for other domain types.... How to Create an Alias Domain by Sharing a Document Root An alias domain serves the same website content as another domain. In current cPanel, this is... Understanding Document Roots in cPanel A domain's document root is the directory from which the web server serves that domain's public... How to Change a Domain Document Root For eligible non-main domains, cPanel can change the directory the web server uses as the... How to Rename a Domain in cPanel Current cPanel can rename primary, addon, and parked/alias domains when the account and server... How to Remove a Domain from cPanel Safely Removing a domain from cPanel removes its web-server virtual-host and DNS entries, but current... Understanding Temporary Domains in cPanel A temporary domain is an automatically generated cpanel.site-based hostname that can be used... How to Replace a Temporary Domain with a Registered Domain When an eligible domain is using a temporary domain, current cPanel provides a path to replace it... How to Force HTTPS Redirect for a Domain in cPanel The Force HTTPS Redirect control sends visitors from the insecure HTTP version of a domain to its... 301 vs. 302 Redirects: Which Should You Use? cPanel's Redirects interface supports permanent and temporary redirects. 301 Permanent —... How to Create a URL Redirect in cPanel Use cPanel's Redirects interface when visitors to one URL should be sent to another URL. Open... How Wildcard Redirects Work in cPanel A wildcard redirect preserves the filename/path when sending visitors to the destination domain.... Diagnosing a Website That Is Serving Files From the Wrong Directory If edits do not appear or a domain shows another site’s content, verify the domain’s document... How to Change or Remove an Existing cPanel Redirect cPanel does not provide an edit-in-place control for redirects created through the Redirects... DNS Basics: How a Domain Reaches Your Website The Domain Name System (DNS) converts hostnames such as www.example.com into information clients... How to Change a Domain’s Nameservers Authoritative nameservers are normally changed at the domain registrar, not in cPanel Zone... Troubleshooting a Domain That Does Not Resolve If a domain does not resolve, work from registration outward instead of changing random DNS... Troubleshooting a Domain That Opens the Wrong Website A domain can reach the correct server but still show the wrong website. This is often a... What Happens to Your Domain Registration When You Remove It from cPanel? Removing a domain from cPanel does not cancel or delete the domain registration at the... Domain and DNS Change Safety Checklist Use this checklist before a significant domain or DNS change: Confirm the exact domain and...

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