Guides tagged “domains”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about domains, sorted A-Z.
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Nameservers vs DNS records: what is the difference?
Nameservers decide who answers for your domain; DNS records are the answers. Learn when to change nameservers, when to edit a single record, and what each choice affects.
Plesk: create a domain, subscription and service plan
Set up hosting in Plesk by creating a service plan, applying it to a subscription, and adding your first domain on a Linux VPS.
Point a domain to your hosting: nameservers vs A record
Two ways to point a domain to MdmHost hosting: change nameservers or keep your DNS and edit A, CNAME and MX records. When to use each, step by step, and how to check it worked.
Point your domain to MdmHost: change nameservers at GoDaddy, Namecheap, Name.com and more
Update your domain's nameservers at GoDaddy, Namecheap, Name.com, Dynadot, 123 Reg or LogicBoxes registrars so your domain loads your MdmHost hosting.
Premium domains explained: registry premiums, aftermarket and expired domains
What premium domains are, the difference between registry premium pricing and aftermarket resale, how expired domain auctions and backorders work, and how to buy a premium domain safely.
Primary, addon, parked (alias) and subdomains in cPanel explained
The four kinds of domains in a cPanel account, what each one shows, how they share resources and email, and which to use for a second site, a typo domain or a section.
RDAP vs WHOIS: how domain registration lookups work today
What RDAP is, why it replaced WHOIS for gTLD domains, how to run a lookup, what data you will and will not see after GDPR, and how to reach a domain owner whose details are redacted.
Registrars, registries and ICANN: who runs domain names?
Understand the roles of ICANN, registries, registrars, resellers and registrants, who sets prices and rules, and what that means for owning and moving your domain.
Sell domain names together with hosting as a reseller
Bundle domain registration with your reseller hosting: registering and transferring domains, connecting nameservers, automating with WHMCS registrar modules and renewals.
Set up 301 and 302 redirects in cPanel
Create permanent 301 and temporary 302 redirects in cPanel Redirects: whole domains, single pages, www handling and wildcard redirects, plus how to remove them.
Set up a domain registrar module in WHMCS
Activate a registrar module such as Enom, ResellerClub, Namecheap or OpenSRS in WHMCS, add API credentials, whitelist your IP and automate registrations and renewals.
Set up domain pricing and TLDs in WHMCS
Add TLDs in WHMCS, set registration, transfer and renewal prices per year and currency, import prices from your registrar with margins, and add grace and redemption fees.
Set up private nameservers with glue records (ns1.yourdomain.com)
Create branded private nameservers like ns1 and ns2.yourdomain.com: register glue records at your registrar, add matching A records, point client domains to them and verify.
Subdomain vs subdirectory: which should you use?
Compare blog.example.com with example.com/blog: how each works technically, how search engines treat them and which structure suits blogs, shops, apps and languages.
The domain lifecycle: registration, renewal, grace period, redemption and expiry
What happens to a domain from registration to deletion: auto-renewal, the expiry date, grace and redemption periods, pending delete and how to avoid losing your name.
What is a domain name and how does it work?
A plain-English explanation of domain names: the parts of a domain, who manages them, how a name points to a server, and how owning a domain differs from hosting.
WHOIS, RDAP and domain privacy protection explained
What WHOIS and RDAP show about a domain, which contact details are public after GDPR, how privacy protection works and why accurate registrant data still matters.
Wildcard DNS records explained: how *.example.com works
How wildcard DNS records match undefined subdomains, their rules and limits, typical uses for SaaS and multisite, interaction with MX and CNAME, and the risks to avoid.
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