cPanel Tutorials

Domain Tutorial

This tutorial covers the following topics:

How to create Addon Domains?
How to create & manage Parked domain?
How to make use of DNS Zone Editor?
How to create Sub domain?
How to add Redirects?

● How to create Addon Domains?

Through the Addon Domains tool you can add addon domains to your account. An addon domain allows you to reach a domain when entering the name of the addon domain into a browser. This means that you can host additional domains in your account.

The Addon Domains tool is located in the Domains section in cPanel.

That's it! The domain name has been added as an addon one to your account.

Important Note: Addon Domains must be registered with a valid registrar and configured to point to your DNS servers before they can be used as an Addon Domain.

● How to create & manage Parked domain?

Parked domain is also called as a Domain aliases.

Through the Parked Domains tool you can add parked domains to your account. A parked domain allows you to reach your domain when entering the name of the parked domain into a browser. You can use a parked domain to allow multiple spellings of a domain name to access a single domain.

That’s it the new parked domain is added.

Important Note: Domains must be registered with a valid registrar and configured to point to your DNS servers before they can be used as an alias.

● How to make use of DNS Zone Editor?

The DNS zone editors can be found under the Domains section. There are three tools you can choose from - Simple DNS Zone Editor, Advanced DNS Zone Editor and Zone Editor but when you will click on - Simple DNS Zone Editor, Advanced DNS Zone Editor you will get the following message on the page.

Warning: This interface is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use the new Zone Editor to perform the same functions.

So the use of “Zone Editor” will serve the same function.

When you click on the Zone editor tool icon you will get a new page enlisted with main domain name as well as addon domains. In alignment with those domains the options of various records are listed. You can select the desired one and can edit those. When you will select any one of them a new window will popup and you can edit that record.

To add an A record for your domain name, All you need to do is enter the desired hostname for the A record and the IP address to which you would like it pointed. Then click Add a Record button. Other records are also being edited in a same manner.

● How to create Sub domain?

A subdomain is a subsection of your website that can exist as a new website without a new domain name. Use subdomains to create memorable URLs for different content areas of your site. For example, you can create a subdomain for your blog that is accessible through blog.example.com and www.example.com/blog

The Subdomain tool is located in the Domains section in cPanel.

Enter the subdomain name you wish to add.

As soon as you add the subdomain name click on the “Create” button.

Congratulation you are done.

● How to add Redirects?

A redirect allows you to make one domain redirect to another domain, either for a website or a specific web page. For example, create a redirect so that www.example.comautomatically redirects users to www.example.net. For more information, read the documentation.

The Redirect tool is located in the Domains section in cPanel.

When click on redirect button a new window will appear from there you can select, set and configure the redirections for the domain as per your wish.