To set up a domain alias in Panel:
[ A domain alias is a domain name that can be used as an alternate name for another domain. ]
- Run the Add New Domain Alias wizard in the Websites & Domains tab.
2. Specify the domain for which you are creating an alias (the primary domain) and the alias’s domain name, for example
e.g.) Domain.comand set up the following:
- Synchronization of DNS zone with the primary domain
If this option is enabled, the DNS zone of the domain alias will be in sync with the zone of the primary domain. Any changes made in the DNS zone of the primary domain will be automatically applied to the DNS zone of the alias. For example, if you create the CNAME record like blog.primary_domain.tld, the corresponding blog.alias.tld record will be added to the zone of the alias.
Note:If a domain alias’s DNS zone is synced with the primary domain, you cannot modify resource records in the alias’s DNS zone.
- Mail service
Panel does not allow creating mailboxes under domain aliases. Instead, the mailboxes of the primary domain are used. If you select theMail service option, the mailboxes created under the primary domain will also be available under the alias. To enable users to read mail sent to mailboxes under the alias, Panel redirects it to the corresponding mailboxes under the primary domain.
For example:
You have an email address [email protected]. Then you set up an alias for domain.tld, for example, alias.tld. If you select theMail service option, all mail sent to [email protected] will be available at [email protected]. Otherwise, the mailbox[email protected] will not receive mail sent to [email protected].
- Web service
If this option is turned on, the website will open in the browser at the alias’s URL. If you clear the Web service check box, the alias will be used for mail only provided that Mail service is selected.
- Redirect with the HTTP 301 code
By default, Panel uses web server internal redirection for aliases. In this case, the alias appears to be a separate website for visitors and for web search engines. This causes the problem because search engines index the content of the alias separately, so your primary domain loses search engine rankings.
To avoid this, you can use redirection with the HTTP 301 code (Moved permanently) by selecting Redirect with the HTTP 301 code. In this case, only the primary domain will rank in search engines. Learn more at http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=93633
- Java web applications
If you use hosting services based on a Linux platform, and you have Java applications installed on your site that you want to make accessible through the domain alias, select the Java web applications option.
