Torikul Islam Titas | XonHost Knowledge Base

How to update the whois information for a .UK domain

The primary registrar for the .uk domains (including .co.uk, .org.uk, etc.) is Nominet. Their system contains the actual, up-to-date details for these domains. Before you can change the Whois for your .uk domain, you need to first check if the … Continued

Domain name status codes explained

The status of a domain name can be seen in its whois information. To check the whois details of a domain name, you can use an online whois check tool such as whois.domaintools.com. In this article we will explain what the … Continued

How to change the primary domain name and keep the existing one pointed to the site?

In this case we recommend the following steps: Change your primary domain from your Xonhost User Area -> My Accounts -> Manage Account (for the account whose primary domain you wish to change) -> Change Primary Domain. Park your old domain name in cPanel, Parked domains. … Continued

I changed my domain name. Do I need to change my account username?

When you change your primary domain name it is not necessary to change your username as well. Furthermore cPanel’s function for changing usernames is not well supported and we don’t offer it at all.

How can I find which is the current registrar of a domain name?

There are many third party whois online tools that can provide you with that information. For example you can use either one of the following: https://whois.icann.org/ https://who.is/ https://whois.domaintools.com/ The domain Registrar will be listed in the output of your search.

How do I hide my personal information in the domain name WHOIS details?

How do I redirect one domain to another domain name?

There are few ways to redirect one domain to another: Using Redirects in cPanel PHP or HTML redirects You can also redirect your domains by creating PHP or HTML index file in the document root folder of your domain. This article provides examples for … Continued

How to rename my domain?

Unfortunately, it is not possible to rename a domain. You can only change/replace it with another domain name. XonHost customers can do this following the instructions below: Order a new domain. This can be done from your User Area -> Add Services tab. Change … Continued

I have received a notification about updating my domain Whois information. What is this notification for?

It may happen that you receive a notification with one of the following subjects: “WHOIS Data Confirmation for yourdomain.com” OR “Important Notice: Please Verify Contact Data for your Domain Name(s)” These are email reminders to keep your domain name information up to date. … Continued

I cannot see the whois info for my .ca domain

The latest CIRA policy is that any modification to the whois info for .ca domain names is visible only on the specific registrar WHOIS lookup. The WHOIS details change can not be performed more often that 60 days. Thus any contact details won’t be … Continued

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