Help - Not sure what I need?

External Since: Jun 02, 2004 Posts: 7

Hi

Wondering if anyone can help me.
I have a few domain names that I have registered and would like to host
sites for them somewhere.

I am after free webspace preferably with CPanel and would like to point ALL
my domains at a different directory on this space so bust so that the URL in
the browser still only sees it as the actual domain typed in.

e.g.

www.first.com
points to webspace\first
www.second.com
points to webspace\second
www.third.com
points to webspace\third

So it looks like 3 completely separate sites but actually on the same
webspace.

Also, what is this called? Is this Subdomains, parked domains or add on
domains. Can anyone point me to some information that explains the
difference for/against for these types of domains.

Thanks

External Since: May 31, 2004 Posts: 314

"Paul" <p RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cbsrqk$q16$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> Hi
>
> Wondering if anyone can help me.
> I have a few domain names that I have registered and would like to host
> sites for them somewhere.
>
> I am after free webspace preferably with CPanel and would like to point
ALL
> my domains at a different directory on this space so bust so that the URL
in
> the browser still only sees it as the actual domain typed in.
>
> e.g.
>
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.first.com</font" target="_blank">www.first.com</font</a>>
> points to webspace\first
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.second.com</font" target="_blank">www.second.com</font</a>>
> points to webspace\second
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.third.com</font" target="_blank">www.third.com</font</a>>
> points to webspace\third
>
> So it looks like 3 completely separate sites but actually on the same
> webspace.
>
>
> Also, what is this called? Is this Subdomains, parked domains or add on
> domains. Can anyone point me to some information that explains the
> difference for/against for these types of domains.

That's called a "redirect"...and I wonder why you don't just get 3
individual freebie hosting accounts, instead of making things complicated.
As in, 1 hosting account for each domain???

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--Tina