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|valign="top"|5||'''D)''' To the right select the second part from the drop down menu (example: '''gotdns.com''') | |valign="top"|5||'''D)''' To the right select the second part from the drop down menu (example: '''gotdns.com''') | ||
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|valign="top"|6||'''E)''' Check the '''Wildcard:''' box | |valign="top"|6||'''E)''' Check the '''Wildcard:''' box ('''See Note 3''') | ||
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|valign="top"|7||'''F)''' Service Type: select the radio button '''Host with IP address''' | |valign="top"|7||'''F)''' Service Type: select the radio button '''Host with IP address''' | ||
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You need to do this every time you re-connect to your service provider if you want your servers online. This is a real pain see next section Dynamic IP address automatic update to resolve this. | You need to do this every time you re-connect to your service provider if you want your servers online. This is a real pain see next section Dynamic IP address automatic update to resolve this. | ||
'''''Note 3''''' | |||
DynDNS free accounts no longer offer Wildcards a very important feature hence I now recommend DtDNS check out [[DtDNS: Introduction | '''this write-up''']]. | |||
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== Testing == | == Testing == | ||
A quick test will reveal if every thing is working, type '''your''' newly created domain name into a browser ('''<nowiki>http://uniformserver.gotdns.com</nowiki>''') your index page will be displayed. | A quick test will reveal if every thing is working, type '''your''' newly created domain name into a browser ('''<nowiki>http://uniformserver.gotdns.com</nowiki>''') your index page will be displayed. | ||
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* www.my_site2.'''uniformserver.gotdns.com''' | * www.my_site2.'''uniformserver.gotdns.com''' | ||
* home-'''uniformserver.gotdns.com''' | * home-'''uniformserver.gotdns.com''' | ||
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DynDNS free accounts no longer offer Wildcards a very important feature hence I now recommend DtDNS check out [[DtDNS: Introduction | '''this write-up''']]. | |||
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== Wildcards - Virtual Hosting == | == Wildcards - Virtual Hosting == | ||
Apache can use name-based Virtual Hosting (doesn't need to worry about IP addresses) what this means it can take each of the above names and access a different site. Hence, with a single domain name and using wildcards you can host several different independent sites on an Apache server. | Apache can use name-based Virtual Hosting (doesn't need to worry about IP addresses) what this means it can take each of the above names and access a different site. Hence, with a single domain name and using wildcards you can host several different independent sites on an Apache server. | ||