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I get an error when setting my Addon domain

There are two common problems when setting a new addon domain: You are trying to set a Parked domain as an Addon domain. In order to resolve this please remove first the domain in question from the Parked domains and then set it in … Continued

Does XonHost support Domain Mapping?

Domain Mapping is practically called when you are pointing multiple domains to a single application, hosting account or directory. In most of the cases, domain mapping means to be able to open a single application using different domains. XonHost supports … Continued

I am trying to park domain.com, but it says this domain name is owned by another user

This error means that cPanel finds yourdomain.com in the server’s configuration files and cannot park it on your account. Please try removing the domain from your account’s Addon domains first. If you have another account with us make sure the domain is … Continued

Domain Comparison: Parked vs Addon Domains

Parked domains are aliases for your account’s primary website. Using parked domains allows your main website to be reachable via multiple domain names. A parked domain can be redirected to a completely different website, but on its own, a parked domain … Continued

Where is the Customer Area for my addon domain

Actually the addon domain does not have a Customer Area due to the fact that it’s not an independent account, but it’s just an additional feature to your current account. In order to be able to manage your addon domain, … Continued

How to switch my primary domain name with my addon domain?

Let’s say that you have one hosting account and two domain names used for two different websites – yourdomain1.com and yourdomain2.com. The domain yourdomain1.com is the primary domain for your account and yourdomain2.com is hosted as an addon domain, Here are the steps you should take in … Continued

How to point my domain to a ‘Coming soon’ page?

All you have to do to point your website to a “Coming soon” page is create a simple index.html file in the document root directory of your website. The index.html file should contain the following code: 1 2 3 4 5 <html> <body> Coming Soon! </body></html> … Continued

How to use wildcard subdomains?

Wildcard subdomains are useful when you wish to redirect all visitors to your main website regardless of what subdomain they access your website through. In other words, with a wildcard subdomain it will not matter whether someone accesses your site … Continued

Simple domain name masking

Domain name masking allows you to show one URL in the browser’s address bar, while another website’s content is actually loaded. For example, when somebody opens your website, you can have yourdomain.com shown in the browser’s address bar while the actual site … Continued