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?

[till]

Have you added a dns A-record for testing.wooodsidekennels.com in the DNS Server of the domain wooodsidekennels.com that points to the IP address of the website?

[Toucan]

I hadn't, but now I have.

I added a cname record

host: testing

Target hostname: wooodsidekennels.com.

when i used the dig command, i get the following:

 dig testing.wooodsidekennels.com

; <<>> DiG 9.5.1-P3 <<>> testing.wooodsidekennels.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 64567
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;testing.wooodsidekennels.com.  IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
testing.wooodsidekennels.com. 43200 IN  CNAME   wooodsidekennels.com.
wooodsidekennels.com.   43200   IN      A       93.97.**.*

;; Query time: 310 msec
;; SERVER: 145.253.2.75#53(145.253.2.75)
;; WHEN: Tue May 11 21:28:51 2010
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 76

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I think i'm encountering the same questions as the OP I hope! I'll put this into a guide as usual when I have it sussed.