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How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 7:17pm On Sep 25, 2019
Hello Webmasters

I want to change my domain name but still retain all the contents and files on my WebHost. Like how Naij.com changed to legit.ng

Please how do I do this
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by chinavs9ja(m): 7:31pm On Sep 25, 2019
izzyboi:
Hello Webmasters

I want to change my domain name but still retain all the contents and files on my WebHost. Like how Naij.com changed to legit.ng

Please how do I do this
The only thing you can do is to buy a new domain with your new domain choice. Then you will now point to or redirect it to your WebHost having your blog

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Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 10:36pm On Sep 25, 2019
chinavs9ja:

The only thing you can do is to buy a new domain with your new domain choice. Then you will now point to or redirect it to your WebHost having your blog

Thanks, I know I have to buy another domain, redirecting it is the koko
How do I do that?
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by skyhighweb(m): 11:07pm On Sep 25, 2019
izzyboi:


Thanks, I know I have to buy another domain, redirecting it is the koko
How do I do that?
purchase d domain on d webhost and tell them to point the content on ur old domain to d new one
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 11:16pm On Sep 25, 2019
skyhighweb:
purchase d domain on d webhost and tell them to point the content on ur old domain to d new one

Seems easy. Thanks, I'll try that
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by DESTROTECH(m): 5:13am On Sep 26, 2019
izzyboi:


Thanks, I know I have to buy another domain, redirecting it is the koko
How do I do that?

Copy you hosting nameserver then link it with your domain name
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by polimaf(m): 6:47am On Sep 26, 2019
izzyboi:


Seems easy. Thanks, I'll try that
Yes very easy. As long as you're using a very reliable hosting company.. I changed mine last year and it didn't take long at all
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by chinavs9ja(m): 6:58am On Sep 26, 2019
izzyboi:


Thanks, I know I have to buy another domain, redirecting it is the koko
How do I do that?
You will point to your web hosting using DNS records such as IP address, name servers, or A records...et.c most especially it is better to use name servers such as ns1.webhosting.com and ns2.webhosting.com this can be done in your domain panel. Then go to you hosting cpanel to add the domain as addon pointing to the folder where your blog files are.
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 7:32am On Sep 26, 2019
polimaf:
Yes very easy. As long as you're using a very reliable hosting company.. I changed mine last year and it didn't take long at all

I'll see if I can buy the domain with them and let's hope they are reliable. Thank you.
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 7:36am On Sep 26, 2019
chinavs9ja:

You will point to your web hosting using DNS records such as IP address, name servers, or A records...et.c most especially it is better to use name servers such as ns1.webhosting.com and ns2.webhosting.com this can be done in your domain panel. Then go to you hosting cpanel to add the domain as addon pointing to the folder where your blog files are.

Thanks a lot but what if the web host plan supports only one domain


1. Is it safe to remove the existing domain from addon domains and add another one without loss of content and files.
2. Or can I still use an addon with it

After adding the new domain, how do I redirect the old one to it?

Thank you
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 7:37am On Sep 26, 2019
DESTROTECH:


Copy you hosting nameserver then link it with your domain name

Thanks

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Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 1:10pm On Sep 30, 2019
chinavs9ja:

You will point to your web hosting using DNS records such as IP address, name servers, or A records...et.c most especially it is better to use name servers such as ns1.webhosting.com and ns2.webhosting.com this can be done in your domain panel. Then go to you hosting cpanel to add the domain as addon pointing to the folder where your blog files are.

And the website will work perfectly like nothing changed?
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 1:11pm On Sep 30, 2019
please webmasters, can you shed more light on this
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 1:16pm On Sep 30, 2019
My question now is will replacing the old domain with the new one in add-on domain (but still using the old domain root) work perfectly?
Re: How Do I Change My Website's Domain Name by izzyboi(m): 1:16pm On Sep 30, 2019
My question now is will replacing the old domain with the new one in add-on domain (but still using the old domain root) work perfectly?

PS. It's not a wordpress site

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