A Domain Alias is a feature that allows one website to be known/accessed by different names. This is different than domain forwarding or redirect, where a visitor types www.domainA.com/somefile.htm into their browser, and is redirected or forwarded to www.domainB.com, and will see the URL actually change in their browser.
A domain alias instead is one single site, known by multiple names. For example, if domainB.com is an alias of domainC.com (or vice versa), whether a visitor types in www.domainA.com/somefile.htm or www.domainB.com/somefile.htm, they will be served the same file "somefile.htm"; the URL in the web browser will not change. The URL will still read the name of the domain they typed in. One set of website files, accessible by either name.
Depending on your plan, you may or may not have domain aliases included - check the details of your plan, or submit a ticket to the support team if you have questions on whether domain aliases are included in your plan.
If you do have domain aliases, the following instructions will tell you how to add an alias:
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First, just like your original domain, the alias domain must be registered and configured to use 3Essentials nameservers. If you need further information on domain registration and nameserver configuration, see our Domain Registration page.
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Second, adding the domain alias will vary depending on the version of control panel used for your hosting plan - see the following table. If you are unsure which version control panel versionl is used for your hosting plan, check the title bar in your browser when logged into the control panel; it will specify the version.
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Hosting Accelerator |
The domain alias feature isn't supported on servers with Hosting Accelerator. The remaining hosting accelerator server is slated to be decommissioned, please submit a support request to be migrated to a newer server (which will also support the domain alias feature). |
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Plesk 6.5.2 Windows |
The domain alias feature isn't supported on servers with this version of Plesk. The remaining server with this plesk version is slated to be decommissioned, please submit a support request to be migrated to a newer server (which will also support the domain alias feature). |
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Plesk 7.0.3 Windows
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Domain aliases aren't supported in the control panel on this version of plesk. We're glad to work with you to upgrade to a current version of our hosting plan which does include domain aliases. Please submit a support request asking for assistance with this issue. |
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Plesk 7.5.x Windows |
Log into your control panel, click on your domain name, click the Domain Aliases icon, chose the option to add WEB+FTP+EMAIL as the alias type (there is a known bug with selecting WEB+FTP only option which prevents the domain alias from working). Add the domain alias without the www .The www will be added automatically for you (i.e., if you add an alias of mydomainalias.com, it will be available as mydomainalias.com AND as www.mydomainalias.com automatically).
NOTE: After you have added the domain alias through the control panel, submit a Support ticket requesting a "sych of domain aliases" and specify the domain for which the alias was added. This is required to properly update 3Essentials DNS servers for your alias.
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Plesk 8.2, 9.x Windows |
Log into your control panel, click on your domain name, click the Domain Aliases icon, Click on Add New Domain Alias Add the domain alias without the www .The www will be added automatically for you (i.e., if you add an alias of mydomainalias.com, it will be available as mydomainalias.com AND as www.mydomainalias.com automatically). Check the boxes web, mail and Synchronize DNS zone with the primary domain
NOTE: After you have added the domain alias through the control panel, submit a Support ticket requesting a "sych of domain aliases" and specify the domain for which the alias was added. This is required to properly update 3Essentials DNS servers for your alias.
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Plesk 11.x Windows |
Log into your control panel and go to the Websites and Domains tab. Click the Add New Domain Alias button. Type the domain alias without the www. The www will be added automatically for you (i.e., if you add an alias of mydomainalias.com, it will be available as mydomainalias.com AND as www.mydomainalias.com automatically). Choose the domain to which you are adding the alias. Check the boxes web, mail and Synchronize DNS zone with the primary domain.
NOTE: After you have added the domain alias through the control panel, submit a Support ticket requesting a "sych of domain aliases" and specify the domain for which the alias was added. This is required to properly update 3Essentials DNS servers for your alias.
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Plesk Linux (any version) |
Domain aliases are currently not support on Linux hosting plans. |
Note: Plans only include a specific number of aliases per domain, but additional aliases are available as a nominally priced add-on. Please contact our support or billing team if you wish to purchase additional domain aliases for your domain.
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