How to chane your domain name?

CKS · #1 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 01:14 PM

I currently have a specific domain name attached to my web hosting account, but how do i change the domain name currently on the account?

Current domain name is centrifugedesign.co.uk

any help much appreciated

Also how do i point to my DNS Server, what is the name of the DNS Server etc?

**Dan** · #2 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 01:35 PM

You want to add another domain onto the account? if so

Log into cPanel >> Parked Domains

Then add the domain of the domain in which you wish to attach to your account. You must have the nameservers updated remember

CKS · #3 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 01:42 PM

Thanks Dan,

But how do i update the nameservers, and what do i have to update them too?

Think i've found it now should be ns1.ukserverhosting.net & ns2.ukserverhosting.net i think.

many thanks

**James** · #4 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 02:18 PM

Where is the domain name registered which you wish to park on centrifugedesign.co.uk ?

CKS · #5 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 02:23 PM

the domain i wish to change is registered with 1and1

**James** · #6 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 02:28 PM

Ok in this case you will need to contact them and ask them to update the nameservers. The nameservers which you have mentioned above are wrong please use the following nameservers:

ns1.redbackinternet.co.uk
ns2.redbackinternet.co.uk

CKS · #7 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 02:36 PM

OK, have manually changed the nameservers to the above ones, hope they work

So with parked domains does it matter if centrifugedesign.co.uk is still the main domain?

In other words if i add two parked domains and people type in either of these new domain names will the web address stay the same or will they re-direct to my exiting adress (centrifugedesign)? hope this makes sense?

Brilliant, one of them is working, ust waiting for the last one.

many thanks to all

CKS · #8 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 03:30 PM

Hmmm, it seems that for some reason my .com address doesn't want to work, i've checked the DNS and it states

Name server 1 ns1.redbackinternet.co.uk
Name server 2 ns2.redbackinternet.co.uk

the .co.uk address is working fine, any ideas?

**Administrator** · #9 (**permalink**) 20-08-07, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CKS

Hmmm, it seems that for some reason my .com address doesn't want to work, i've checked the DNS and it states

Name server 1 ns1.redbackinternet.co.uk
Name server 2 ns2.redbackinternet.co.uk

the .co.uk address is working fine, any ideas?

is it centrifugedesign.com ?

I see that centrifugedesign.com points to some different nameservers which are on some different network.

CKS · #10 (**permalink**) 21-08-07, 08:55 PM

no, it is centrifuge-interactive.com & .co.uk

and since early today neither of them are showing up anymore :-(

what's the matter?

should i change them back to the other DNS servers??

**Administrator** · #11 (**permalink**) 21-08-07, 10:28 PM

This has been sorted now.

both your domains have started resolving now. Earlier your main account was setup on 87.117.236.128 which was then moved to another server as you needed SSH access. Your A records were forwarded to the new server but the actual nameservers of the new server are different.

I have forwarded A record for this 2 domains which you have added recently so they are also working now but if you add any new domains in future then make sure that you point those to :-

ns5.specialservers.com
ns6.specialservers.com

You can get your existing domains as well pointed to this nameservers as this way you wont have problems with the new subdomains which you will add. There wont be any sort of downtime for any of your domains if you make this nameservers change for all your domains running from 87.117.234.234