Category: Domain Hosting

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Whonami-How to change nameservers for your domain names?

Nameservers control where your domain name reaches out when visitors access it. When you register a domain name, we set it to our “parked” nameservers, which just display a temporary page. However, you got a domain name to make a website and might need to change your nameservers to connect it to your domain name.

Which nameservers you need to use depends on where it’s registered and where your website is hosted. For example, if your domain name is registered or hosted with us, use the Here information; if it’s registered with or hosted by another company, use theElsewhere information.

Setting your nameservers can be a complicated task. These guidelines will ideally help you through the process, but we want to encourage you to reach out to our 24/7 technical support team at (480) 505-8877 should you experience any confusion or difficulties.

Domain? Website? Use these instructions…
Here Here You can use our standard DNS configuration outlined inSet nameservers for domains hosted & registered with us.
Here Elsewhere First, get your nameservers from your other hosting and then set them using Set custom nameservers for domains registered with us.
Elsewhere Here Find your site’s nameservers using Nameservers for domains registered elsewhere/hosted with WHONAMI-Cheap Domain Registration Service and then provide them to your domain name’s registrar.
Elsewhere Off-Site DNS Off-Site DNS lets you use our DNS manager if your domain name is neither registered nor hosted with us. For information about setting this up, see Managing Domain Names with Off-site DNS
Here VPS/Dedicated
here		 You can create your own nameservers by registering “hosts” for your domain name using Creating your own nameserver (registering your own domain hosts). After creating the hosts, see Set custom nameservers for domains registered with us.

After updating your nameservers, allow 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domain names, and allow 24 to 48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions.

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Whonami-How to point your domain name’s email service to Google?

If your domain name uses Google Apps for its email service you need to point your domain name‘s email service to it. This is done by changing your domain name’s Mail Exchanger (MX) records, which control where email sent to your domain name gets delivered. If you’re curious about how that works, see What is an MX record?

To Manually Configure Google Apps MX Records for Your Domain Name

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. Next to Domains, click Manage.
  3. Click the domain you want to use, and then select the DNS Zone File tab.
  4. Click Add Record, and then select MX (Mail Exchanger).
  5. Add the following MX records:
    Priority Host name Points to
    1 @ ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
    5 @ ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
    5 @ ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
    10 @ ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
    10 @ ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
  6. Click Save, and then Save Changes.
  7. If you have any existing MX records, select them and then click Delete.

These changes can take up to seven days to reflect on the Internet.

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Whonami-Your domain name system (DNS)

DNS, which stands for domain name system, controls your domain name’s website and email settings. When visitors go to your domain name, its DNS settings control which company’s server it reaches out to.

What I’m seeing is more complicated than that…

DNS can be confusing. It’s made up of many different elements which control different aspects of your domain name. Here’s a quick explanation of each one:

DNS Element Description
Nameserver Nameservers “point” your domain name to the company that controls its DNS settings. Usually, this will be the company where you registered the domain name.

However, if your website is hosted by another company, sometimes you’ll need to use their nameservers.
Zone File Zone Files are simply the files that store all of your domain’s DNS settings. Your domain name’s Zone File is stored on the company’s nameserver.
A Record A Records point your domain name to an individual server using an IP address. An example IP address is 123.4.67.5.

You can also use A Records to point subdomains (for examplesubdomain.coolexample.com) to a server’s IP address.

Every domain name has a primary A Record called “@,” which controls what your domain name does when some visits it directly.
CNAME CNAMEs point your subdomains to another server using a server name. Unlike A Records, CNAMEs cannot use IP addresses.

Most domain names have many CNAMEs.
MX Records MX Records point your domain name’s email to its email provider.

If your domain name uses our nameservers, you can view or change your domain name’s DNS through us.

NEXT STEP: Manage DNS for Your Domain Names

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Whonami-Hosted with WHONAMI-Cheap Domain Registration Service but IP Addresses for Domains Registered Elsewhere

If your domain is registered somewhere else, but you’re hosting your website with us, you can connect your domain name to your website by pointing your domain name to your website’s IP address.

This will not change your domain name’s email service to WHONAMI-Cheap Domain Registration Service. If you plan on using WHONAMI-Cheap Domain Registration Service for your email, we recommend using your website’s nameservers instead of its IP address.

How you find your website’s IP address depends on which product you’re using for your website:

Service Where to find your nameservers…
Website Builder v7 Find your IP address
Website Builder v6 Viewing Your Website Builder Account’s IP Address
cPanel shared hosting What is my website’s IP address?
Plesk shared hosting What is my website’s IP address?
Web & Classic Hosting What is my website’s IP address?
Managed WordPress Find your website’s IP address (DNS)
Quick Content Quick Content does not support using IP addresses; instead use its nameservers

Changing the IP address for .COM and .NET domains can take 4-8 hours to display on the internet. All other types of domains can take up to 48 hours.

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Whonami-A domain name and a website are two very different things

Do you already have a domain name? Don’t just let it sit there. Do something with it!

While domains and websites are closely connected, they are two very different things. After registering a domain, you need to do something with it, put it to work for you. Your domain can be used for a website, for an email account, or for both. You can, however, register a domain and choose NOT to use it for a website or an email account, BUT you can’t have a website or an email account without a domain.

When used for a website, your domain name is what people type into their browser to find your site – this is why they are sometimes referred to as web addresses. So Whonami.com is the domain used for Whonami’s website. Registering a domain, however, doesn’t automatically create a website – it only means that you’ve registered the domain.

So for example, if you decided to start your own business and you thought of great name for it, you might copyright the name to protect it. However, simply giving your business a name is only one of many steps that go into building your business. In the same manner, when you register a domain and want to use it for a website, you’ll need to first build the website, and then find a host for it, so it can be visible on the Web.

What’s a “host”? Website hosts are companies that house, serve, and maintain files for one or more websites. Think of a website hosting company like a shopping center that contains several individual stores. If you want to open a store at the shopping center, you can lease space and set up shop. Just like a shopping center, website hosting companies enable you to lease space on their web servers where you can store your website files and make them available for visitors to view.

Because you have registered your domain, you can use it at any web hosting company you want. Remember your store in the shopping center? Suppose you decided to move your store and lease space at a different shopping center. If you packed up your products and moved to a new location, you would still be able to use the same name for your store. The same is true for your domain – regardless of where you decided to host your website’s files, your domain remains yours for the duration of your registration.

WHONAMI is both a domain registrar AND a website hosting company – and we have the tools to help you build your website. This means you can register your domain name, build a website for it, and get it on the web – all in one place.

 

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Setting Nameservers for Your Domain Names

When you register a domain name with us, we set it up on our parked nameservers so a temporary page displays when visitors go to your website. After you determine which hosting provider to use, you can change your domain name’s nameservers to remove the parked page and activate your domain name.

If you registered your domain name with another provider, you can still purchase a hosting account with us, use our Off-site DNS services, or use our CashParking® or Quick Content services. If you do any of those, you must view your nameservers in your account with us, and then set the nameservers with your domain name registrar.

Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered with Us

If your domain name is registered with us, use the following instructions to update its nameservers depending how you use or host the domain name.

To Set Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered with Us

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Domains/Domain Manager.
  3. Select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
  4. From  (Nameservers), select Set Nameservers.
  5. Select one of the following:
    • I want to park my domains — This option parks your domain name on our parked servers. When someone opens your domain name from a Web browser, our default parking page displays.
    • I want to forward my domains — Use this option if you want to forward this domain name to another URL. See Forwarding or Masking Your Domain Name for more information.
    • I have a hosting account with these domains — Use this option when your domain name is hosted with us.
    • I have specific nameservers for my domains — This option indicates that you are hosting your domain name with another company (enter the two or more nameservers your hosting provider gave you), or you have custom nameservers you want to use for this domain name.TIP: For .com, .net, and .edu domain names, see Custom Nameserver Restriction for .com, .net, and .edu Domain Names for information on using custom nameservers with these domain names. Likewise, certain country-code top-level domain names (ccTLDs) have specific requirements for their nameservers. See About ccTLDs (Country-Code Domain Names) to find the Help article with the nameserver requirements for your ccTLD.

      NOTE: You must enter at least two nameservers. After you set third-party nameservers and the DNS propagates, you can no longer manage your domain name’s DNS in our system and must contact your third-party provider to do so.

  6. (Optional) If DNSSEC is available for the domain name’s extension and the domain name is hosted with another provider, you can click Manage DS Records to set up self-managed DNSSEC. See About Self-Managed DNSSECfor information.
  7. Click OK.

Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Hosted with Us

If you registered your domain name with another registrar but are hosting it with us, it must use our nameservers. We send you an email that lists your nameservers when you set up your hosting account. You can also use the instructions below to view the nameservers your domain name uses. Then, ask your domain name registrar how to set the nameservers with them.

NOTE: If you cannot access the Hosting Control Center or have difficulty viewing your domain name’s nameservers, you can contact our support team for assistance.

To Set Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Hosted with Us

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. From the My Products section, click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
  4. From the Settings menu, select DNS Manager.
  5. Click change zone.
  6. Select the domain name you want to use, and then click OK.

Your domain’s nameservers display in the NS (Nameserver) section. You must provide these nameservers to your domain name’s current registrar.

Example of Standard DNS nameservers:
ns01.domaincontrol.com
ns02.domaincontrol.com

Example of Premium DNS nameservers:
pdns01.domaincontrol.com
pdns02.domaincontrol.com

Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Using Off-site DNS

If you purchased your domain name registration with another registrar but are using our Off-site DNS, your domain name must use our nameservers. Use the Standard DNS or Premium DNS instructions below to find your nameservers, and then ask your domain name registrar how to set your nameservers with them.

To Set Nameservers for Standard DNS Accounts

If you are using our Off-site DNS and have Standard DNS (the basic version of our DNS Manager), ask your registrar to update your domain name’s nameservers to:

  • mns01.domaincontrol.com
  • mns02.domaincontrol.com

To Set Nameservers for Premium DNS Accounts

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the left sidebar, click My Account.
  3. In the Domain Related section, click Off-site DNS Management. The DNS Dashboard displays.
  4. For the domain name you want to work with, click Edit Zone. The Zone File Editor displays.
  5. Go to the NS (Nameserver) section to view your nameservers, which are in the following ranges:
    • [pdns01-pdns13].domaincontrol.com
    • [pdns02-pdns14].domaincontrol.com

    NOTE: Nameservers use consecutive odd and even pairs, sopdns01.domaincontrol.com works with pdns02.domaincontrol.com, whereas pdns12.domaincontrol.com would not work withpdns13.domaincontrol.com.

  6. Set your nameservers with your domain name’s registrar.

Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Using CashParking or Quick Content

If you purchased your domain name registration with another registrar but are using our CashParking or Quick Content services, your domain name must use our nameservers. Check with your domain name registrar for specific instructions on how to set your nameservers with them.

To Set Nameservers for CashParking

If you are using CashParking, you must tell your registrar to update your domain name’s nameservers to:

  • ns01.cashparking.com
  • ns02.cashparking.com

To Set Nameservers for Quick Content

If you are using Quick Content, you must tell your registrar to update your domain name’s nameservers to:

  • hpns01.domaincontrol.com
  • hpns02.domaincontrol.com

After updating your nameservers, allow 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domain names, and allow 24 to 48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions. If you have difficulty, contact our 24/7 technical support team for assistance.

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Domain Hosting Service

The Web Hosting product family provides hosting solutions for users on all levels; from basic shared hosting plans to high-performance dedicated servers that allow users to take complete control of their hosting needs. The following overview will acquaint you with the available offerings in the Web Hosting product family.

The Web Hosting product family includes the following offerings:

  • Web hosting
  • Dedicated servers
  • Virtual dedicated servers

Product Overview

Our robust and feature-rich hosting plans offer generous disk space and data transfer quotas, free email and email forwarding, MySQL and Access database support, Web site statistics, and around-the-clock upload availability and technical support. All Web sites are hosted in our secure, monitored world-class data center.

Hosting plan overview:

  • Economy Plan – 5GB disk space, 250GB monthly data transfer, 500 email accounts, 50 email forwarding accounts, 10 MySQL databases, free value applications.
  • Deluxe Plan – 100GB disk space, 1000GB monthly data transfer, 1000 email accounts, unlimited email forwarding accounts, 25 MySQL databases, SQL Server 2000 (Windows-based plans), free value applications.
  • Premium Plan – 200GB disk space, 2000GB monthly data transfer, 2000 email accounts, unlimited email forwarding accounts, 50MySQL databases, unlimited Access databases, SQL Server 2000 (Windows-based plans), free value applications.

All plans are available with choice of either Windows or Linux operating system.

Customer Benefits

  • Free setup.
  • Peace of mind knowing site is monitored, protected and secured, 24 x 7, with daily backups.
  • Web site is hosted in our world-class data centers, with best-of-breed routers, firewalls, and servers.
  • Generous disk space and data transfer limits, with 24 x 7 FTP access.
  • 24 x 7 email, telephone, and Web-based tech support.
  • Web site statistics.
  • Free access to value applications.

How it Works

Hosting accounts are available to suit the needs of any business or individual.

Dedicated Servers

Product Overview

A dedicated server grants its user exclusive rights to the server’s bandwidth, memory and storage space, and complete control of server usage and software installation through admin (root) access to the server. This means that the server can be used for a virtually unlimited variety of purposes, including gaming, database management, and hosting and management of multiple traffic-intensive Web sites. Dedicated servers are particularly useful for companies and individuals that run very-high-traffic Web sites or applications.

Dedicated servers are available with the following operating systems:

  • Linux: Red Hat Fedora Core 6 / Red Hat Enterprise 4 / Cent OS 4
  • Microsoft: Windows Server 2003 Web Edition / Standard Edition

Customer Benefits

  • Free rapid setup.
  • Complete control over server space.
  • Install and run virtually anything on server through admin (root) access.
  • Manage multiple Web sites on a single server.
  • 24 x 7 FTP access.
  • 24 x 7 email, telephone, and web-based technical support.
  • 24 x 7 monitoring.
  • 24 x 7 physical security.
  • Best-of-breed routers and servers.

How it Works

When the user purchases a dedicated server, he/she actually leases a server box, which will be configured and set up according to his/her preferences, but remains at our data center. A dedicated server account provides the user with a dedicated IP address, full control of server usage and software installation, with admin (root) access to the server.

Users may customize their servers upon purchase.

Virtual Dedicated Servers

Product Overview

Virtual dedicated servers offer many of the capabilities and features of dedicated servers, including admin (root) access and dedicated IP addresses, but at a much lower price. A virtual dedicated s server is the perfect, affordable solution for users that wish to operate multiple Web sites, traffic-intensive Web sites, gaming servers, or simply want unlimited control of their server space through root (admin) access. Users share a server, but because each virtual dedicated server is effectively isolated from other accounts, the user has full control over the server space. Our virtual dedicated servers are available with choice of Windows or Linux operating systems.

Customer Benefits

  • Complete control of server space.
  • Generous bandwidth and disk space.
  • Free rapid setup.
  • Similar capabilities to those of dedicated servers, such as managing multiple Web sites on a single server, but at much lower price.
  • 24 x 7 FTP access.
  • 24 x 7 email, telephone, and web-based technical support.
  • 24 x 7 monitoring.
  • 24 x 7 physical security.
  • Best-of-breed routers and servers.

How it Works

Servers are partitioned in such a way that each virtual dedicated server operates almost entirely independently of the other accounts that share the same server space. With a virtual dedicated server, users will enjoy consistent, high performance even when usage peaks on the main server.

•     Users may customize their servers upon purchase.