subdomain vs Top domain

[anares]

Bonjour,

I try to set a subdomain as a site, but this subdomain only points at the top domain.

On my domain dns settings (registrar : ovh) the subdomain is create and set on the server IP

On the top domain:
- Adress IP = *
- domain = anares.eu
- Auto sub-domain = none

On the top domain:
- Adress IP = *
- domain = test.anares.eu
- Auto sub-domain = none


What wrong ?

[Toucan]

I'm not sure you're going about using a subdomain the right way, i think....

Use DNS setting to point to your server

Use the Sites tab, Subdomain for website, Add new subdomain to make the subdomain.

[mike_p]

From my understanding of the OPs post, there is a misunderstanding over what the subdomain should achieve.

What actually happens is that creating a subdomain merely points the subdomain at the main site.

What the OP wants is to have a subdomain have its own webspace.

In that case anares should use "Add new website" instead of "Add new subdomain" and set the domain name to subdomain.domain.com

[Toucan]

Then I may need a little clarification. Do I not achieve the same result when adding a new site to set 'auto subdomain' to * ?

Maybe it's used to send to a completely different site but appear to be a subdomain of the original

[till]

Mikep explained it in #3. If a subdomain shall point to a existing site, use the subdomain function. If the subdomain shall have its own webspace, create a new website for it instead.

The auto subdomain is just a automatically created alias. It works the same as when you create a subdomain manually. See the vhost files for details.

[anares]

Originally Posted by mike_p

In that case anares should use "Add new website" instead of "Add new subdomain" and set the domain name to subdomain.domain.com

That's exactly what I have done, my problem is the subdomain only goes to the top domain. In can't have an http access on subdomain.domain.com, but only on domain.com.

[till]

Remove the subdomain and add a new website for it instead.

[Toucan]

I'm still not sure I have this sorted then.

My test domain:

wooodsidekennels.com works fine

I go to add subdomain:

host: testing
redirect: R
redirect path: http://www.anotherdomain.com

but the domain doesn't resolve.

Have I missed something?

[anares]

Originally Posted by till

Remove the subdomain and add a new website for it instead.

Maybe I'm not so clear ! Sorry for my English...
I never use the subdomain function, always "add a new website"