[HELP] Domain registrar and website hosted at different providers

Hosting
1

If I want to point my domain name to a website where the files are sitting at a different host, I simply need to update the name servers at the registrar right?

What happens if create a subdomain? how do I point it to a specific folder on the website?

2

I did and they said I need to edit the htaccess file, but they won’t support me with any coding! So I’m still not sure how to do it.

So lets assume I haven’t configured a htaccess to deal with the subdomain, where will the subdomain take me by default? To the root folder? I can’t test it because propagation apparently takes 48 hours but I get the feeling its not going to work.

3

If I want to point my domain name to a website where the files are sitting at a different host, I simply need to update the name servers at the registrar right?

yes.

What happens if create a subdomain? how do I point it to a specific folder on the website?

afaik this can be done easily within the control panel provided from your host.

4

If I want to point my domain name to a website where the files are sitting at a different host, I simply need to update the name servers at the registrar right?

From the side of web host: add your DOMAIN NAME to the account
From the side of domain name registrar: Change nameservers or A record (in this situation you will need to leave nameservers as default)
Wait up to 72 hours (that will not go immediately)

5

Each web host must have control panel. In any case if they are not able to provide that for you better to change web hosting service. Or everytime ask them to do something for you about your web hosting account.

6

what a rubbish host, change it as soon as possible, and get one with cPanel

I’m at the end of my knowledge though.

7

well, in which case contact your web host and ask them how to do it.

8

Does your host use cPanel for the control panel?

9

I don’t have this option in the control panel they provided.

10

It can be done using htaccess, you just need to ensure that wildcard DNS is enabled on your server (so it can handle the redirect):

RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain.example.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://newplace.com/$1 [L]

That should hopefully do the job for you :slight_smile: