If your webhost allows multiple domains on your account, then the new domain really should be an addon domain (if possible) rather than a parked domain. I’ve included descriptions of both below to explain the differences:
Parked Domain
- You have two domains mysite.com and my-other-site.com.
- mysite.com is the domain of your website and you want to add my-other-site.com.
- You want them both to go to the same place. In other words, when someone types either http://www.mysite.com or http://www.my-other-site.com they will go to the same page(s) on your website.
- In order to have additional parked domains you need to purchase them from a domain registrar.
Add-On Domains
- You have two domains mysite.com and my-other-site.com.
- You want the two domains to be totally separate/independent websites.
- In order to have additional add-on domains you need to purchase them from a domain registrar.
[** Source: http://webnet77.com/webstuff/parked-add-on-domain.html%5D
Talk to your webhost and see if they allow addon domains and, if so, ask them how to go about setting one up once you have the second domain name registered.
Thanks for the helpful reply. I have done what you suggested and await their response.
Andrew
They said have to have a second account. What do you think of webnet77?
Andrew –
I don’t know anything about webnet77 – I’m not hosted with them. When I did the search for the definitions of parked domains vs. addon domains, they had the best explanation. That’s not to say they aren’t a good host – I’m just not familiar with them at all.
I’ve got hosting accounts with a couple of different companies, and have dealt with several others working with clients. I myself prefer Eleven2 – most programs installed there just “work” right out of the box.
You might try taking a look at the list of webhosts listed on the Core Update Host Compatibility page, specifically the ones under the heading “Working hosts, no issues”, to try and find a new host that will allow multiple domains on one account.
Do your research on several of them, and ask them any pre-sales questions you might have before signing up.
Thanks a lot for your advice. I found one that seems good. Andrew
Andrew, I want to do the same which did you use for the 2nd if I may ask?
Deb
Good advice in your blog. Thanks a lot.
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