Changing domain for existing site

[TechnoBear]

Continuing the discussion from Changing domain names:

@SuperJ

is it possible to change the domain name of a hosting package?

basically: I set up the site under domain1.com but Ive now been asked to change the domain name to domain2.com.

I parked domain2.com and now you can access the site via both domain names which is fine but any relative urls within the site still show as domain1.com/whatever… so after a couple of clicks the address bar is back to displaying domain2.com

is there a way where I can get domain2.com to show in the address bar and relative urls instead?

I have pretty much the same issue as SuperJ. Unfortunately, that topic seems to have got scrambled in the move, but if I’m reading it correctly, it’s simply a case of parking the new domain on the hosting account and then 301 redirecting old to new in the .htaccess file. Is that correct?

[cpradio]

Yup. You may also need to alter any configuration files related to your site to ensure the links generated by new content would take on the new domain. That step obviously varies based on what system you may be using to run your site.

[TechnoBear]

Thanks.

There are several sites for which I need to do this, but they’re all “static” PHP - no CMS or anything involved. One site does have a guestbook, though, so yes - I’d probably need to change the configuration files there. (And I wouldn’t have thought of that by myself. )

[gate2vn]

@TechnoBear

it’s simply a case of parking the new domain on the hosting account and then 301 redirecting old to new in the .htaccess file

I am not sure to understand correctly your word “parking”, but if you “park” a domain there, you cannot use 301 redirect, it will be a loop. If you want to use 301 redirect, you will need to add the new domain as “add-on domain”, not “parked domain” or “domain pointer”.

The easiest way in this case might be: change domain1.com to domain2.com, then park domain1.com back to the hosting account, as a parked domain of domain2.com.

[felgall]

@gate2vn

if you “park” a domain there, you cannot use 301 redirect, it will be a loop

No it will not. If the 301 redirect is to change domain1 to domain2 then when the domain is already domain2 the redirect has nothing to do.

[TechnoBear]

[quote=“gate2vn, post:4, topic:98980”]
The easiest way in this case might be: change domain1.com to domain2.com
[/quote]How would I do this within the existing (cPanel) hosting account?

[gate2vn]

@felgall

No it will not. If the 301 redirect is to change domain1 to domain2 then when the domain is already domain2 the redirect has nothing to do.

Are you sure about that? With parked domain?

@TechnoBear

How would I do this within the existing (cPanel) hosting account?

Sorry, it’s long time for me to use cPanel, so I am not sure. I have been using DirectAdmin for a while, and it’s very easy to change in Domain Administration.

[felgall]

@gate2vn

Are you sure about that? With parked domain?

Yes. I have actually done that with parked domains.

[gate2vn]

@felgall

Yes. I have actually done that with parked domains.

I would like to see how you do it then, if you can share?
Thanks.

[Peter]

I had to do this recently. The site was a .com and they wanted to use their .com.au. From memory, the host suggested we park the .com.au domain and use a redirect (which was found under cPanel > Redirects) to redirect the domain name. Seems to have worked all OK.

[TechnoBear]

Thanks, @Peter. That seems to be the general consensus. I’ll try it when I get back from holiday.