UBB.Developers Forums Community Development Programming Web Hosting Swapping domains on the same server

As it is I have www.guitars101.com redirect traffic to www.vhfans.com through a simple redirect in the index.htm page. What I would like to do is switch it around completely so guitars101 is the main site and vhfans points to that. Not sure if I have to physically move everything or if pointers can be moved or what Of course the perfect setup would be where they both work but I know that's asking a lot.

Your host should be able to "park" that domain right on top of vhfans so that you can use either/or. Then you simply update the URLs in your config file and you're set.

I have guitars101 on my server now so I can park guitars101.com and it will reflect the full URL i.e. http://www.guitars101.com/boards/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0 ? And you are referring to Path and URL settings in the Admin as far as the config file correct?

Yeah, are you using a CPanel Server? Do you have access to WHM?

If you park it on vhfans.com - then that URL will also reach threads.

Right now it appears to be setup as a separate account on the server.

Yes I use WHM and have both accounts on the same server, in different directories. LOL it's a little confusing with the Park on top of thing here is what it looks like in my DNS manager:

OK - since the guitars account isn't really being used (no users or files to speak of right?)

Delete the guitars account.

Then go to that screen above, on the left click vhfans.com and in the right, put your guitars domain.

Then www.vhfans.com/whatever.html will be the same as www.guitars101.com/whatever.html

They both access the exact same files.

Once you are sure that it's working, simply change the URLs in your config file of threads and it'll start using that domain instead.

It worked, Seems a little slower, maybe it has to re-cache things. Thanks for the help Josh