[Linux-disciples] dns questions

[Jamie Forrest]

I already answered the question last week with Steve, via IM. The  
answer was to make new A records pointing to the IP address of my  
hosting provider.

Jamie

On Jun 16, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:

> Jamie Forrest wrote, on 6/12/2009 10:52 AM:
>> I want to move a web app I'm running from one domain to another. The
>> current setup is as follows: the web app is available at
>> listings.forrestnewmedia.com. I own that domain and the DNS  
>> settings on
>> that domain point to the name servers of the hosting company where  
>> the
>> app is running. Within my account at that hosting company, I have  
>> set up
>> a subdomain that points to the directory where the app lives
>> (public_html/listings).
>>
>> What I want to do now is move the application to a new domain:
>> listings./forrestpartners/.com. I do NOT own this domain name (but  
>> I do
>> have access to the GoDaddy control panel to make any necessary  
>> changes).
>> There is already a PHP app running at www.forrestpartners.com
>> <http://www.forrestpartners.com> so I don't want to simply point  
>> the DNS
>> settings of forrestpartners.com to my hosting company. So what do I  
>> need
>> to do w/i the DNS of this domain to make the listings app available  
>> at
>> the listings subdomain? If I create a CNAME, do the URLs get  
>> rewritten
>> at that domain or does that simply redirect it to
>> listings.forrestnewmedia.com. Or do I need to do something else?
>
> I'm not sure I totally understand the question. Subdomains can be
> handled as entirely separate DNS records. You could have a new A  
> record
> for each subdomain pointing to whatever IP address you want, or have  
> the
> subdomains be CNAME records that point to another domain name that has
> an A record for the IP address you want. Does that answer the  
> question?
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