[How To] Multi-Domain Hosting - Addon Domains

[joanie]

Hi - first time post on the forums. Let me know if I mess it up.

What exactly IS an addon domain? I understand the knowledgebase article about setting it up. I understand it's an additional domain that can "live" in my existing account...

But, from the internet *user's* point of view...does it look & act the same as any other site? By that I mean, if the addon domain is "newdomain.com" does the URL look like:
http://www.newdomain.com or must it reflect the master domain in some way, for example maybe:
http://www.newdomain.masterdomain.com

What I mean is, can it actually be a 2nd complete web site, separate from the master account web site? (Even though the files share the same web space)
Thanks for any newbie-help you can provide...

[Matt]

Hi - first time post on the forums. Let me know if I mess it up.

Welcome to the forums joanie Everything looks great and these boards are here for you to post, so thank you for doing so!

I am sure others will have the same question in the future....

From the user's standpoint, they don't see anything different. It would in fact look like:

http://www.newdomain.com

however it would be possible to access the site at a url like the one below if one wanted to:

http://newdomain.masterdomain.com

The above is an example of a subdomain called "newdomain" and essentially what an addon domain does, is park the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) AKA a "regular domain" on top of the subdomain. It can be accessed at either URL.

Hope that helps.

[joanie]

Thank you Matt ~
So—heeding the warnings and advice in your knowledgebase article—I can operate 2 websites within my one Glowhost account? (they are both small sites; no fear of exceeding space yet).
Joanie

PS I only have the Super Starter, I'll have to see if that allows multiple domains first.

[surya_kbhagra]

Hi Matt
Just one question on this.
If I buy 2 more domains to host on my existing hosting account as separate websites, just how do I set up different email addresses for the new websites.
Please help as Im not too experienced in all this.
Thanks
Surya

[Matt]

Hi Matt
Just one question on this.
If I buy 2 more domains to host on my existing hosting account as separate websites, just how do I set up different email addresses for the new websites.
Please help as I'm not too experienced in all this.
Thanks
Surya

It depends on if you open a new hosting account for each domain, of if you want to use the addon domain function. If you are using addon domains, once you create the addon domain then configuration options will appear for each addon domain after you have added it.

For example, if your main account is domain1.com and you make an addon domain called domain2.com then you can create email addresses @domain1.com and @domain2.com in cPanel > Mail > Accounts

[smithroy]

Hello,

Most hosting plans suggest that you can host more than one domain name on one hosting account. In this way, you can host more websites and e-mail accounts without purchasing a new hosting account.

Addon domains allow you to control multiple domains from a single account. An addon domain links a new domain name to a directory in your account, and then stores its files in that directory.