Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow

Questions tagged [domain-name]

A domain name is a string of characters that identifies a realm of authority within a Domain Naming System (DNS).

A domain name is a string of characters that identifies a realm of authority within a Domain Naming System (DNS). They serve as human-friendly pointers to IP addresses and other resources that host various services like HTTP/HTTPS, SMTP, IMAP, SIP, etc. Domain names can be (and are) used on private networks, but they are an integral component of the modern Internet.

510 questions
-1
votes
1 answer

Setup custom nameservers or set an A record

What is the best practice to point a domain name to a VPS, setup custom nameservers or set an A record? Thanks
Agis
  • 3
  • 2
-1
votes
1 answer

Map a domain to my localhost

I ran the command sudo nano /etc/host to edit the hosts file, and added test.com next to 127.0.0.1. Then I launched wamp, but now when I open test.com, it doesn't go to my localhost. What's wrong? 127.0.0.1 test.com
Maria Jane
  • 2,353
  • 6
  • 23
  • 39
-1
votes
1 answer

Point top level domain to Openshift app with CNAME? (ip problems)

In Openshift you need to point (as it's recommended on Openshift) your domain to their CNAME records, like that: mysite.com => cname: app-mynick.rhcloud.com But according to DNS rules (as my domain registrator says) CNAME pointing applicable only…
Oleksii Shnyra
  • 623
  • 1
  • 6
  • 24
-1
votes
2 answers

Domain Masking - Youtube link will not work

I mask my domain name as I use my university free web hosting because I'm a poor student. I have a link in my portfolio site to a Youtube video but it will not let me click on the link... the only way to open it is to right click and open in new…
LAG95
  • 83
  • 10
-1
votes
1 answer

Redirect from webhotel to local apache webserver; Keep domainname

So I have this website on a local machine. I also have a domain, let's call it mydomain.com. From mydomain.com there's a redirect setup to my local machine mydomain.com -> 192.168.0.1/mysite But I want it to keep the domainname and hide my…
user3595419
  • 1
-1
votes
2 answers

current domain linked to email hosting, wish to add different web hosting

I have setup web-hosting for the domain name, 'www.domainName.com' (forExample) and had it working fine, but when I removed the existing nameservers and placed in my web-hosting nameServers, it broke the 3rd party email hosting, which unbeknown to…
gav_aus_web
  • 189
  • 3
  • 14
-1
votes
2 answers

Multiple A-record hops

Have a website I manage on a server on behalf of a client. The domain name is parked by them via their own hosting arrangement for mail etc. They have an A record pointing to my server 'Y'. I need to transfer the site to a new server 'Z'. Can I…
Adam Fletcher
  • 1,021
  • 1
  • 10
  • 18
-1
votes
1 answer

Restrict email address to only one domain

I'm currently using below regex to check emails, \w+@\w+\.\w+ but I would like to force the user to use their school domain (mark@college.edu), how do I accomplish this?
Rahm
  • 1
  • 1
-1
votes
2 answers

Can I make my site available world wide without renting a hosting server?

I am from iOS background and a beginner also. I need a clear conclusion on some of my confusion. I have gotten many answers to this question having contradiction. I had searched on google about this question. Some says, to make your site available…
NSPratik
  • 4,714
  • 7
  • 51
  • 81
-1
votes
1 answer

All registered domain names in the world

Is it possible to get a full list of all registered domain names in the world? I have tried to look it up, but can not find any valid source. Its okay if its a paid service.
cbm
  • 77
  • 6
-1
votes
1 answer

What's the authentic way to know if a Domain Name is Registered?

I have been searching this one for weeks, so far I found that You can use the whois queries to check if a domain is registered and/or do a DNS record check. But while playing with the whois cli tool today I found this NOTE: FAILURE TO LOCATE A…
Steel Brain
  • 4,321
  • 28
  • 38
-1
votes
1 answer

I am trying to find a regular expression for validating the domain name to be used in java

I am trying to use the following regular expression for validating the domain name and TLD (currently not validating the IDN domain names) but everytime I validate, I get false result. /** * This regular expression allows multiple levels of…
Dewang Dave
  • 49
  • 2
  • 10
-1
votes
1 answer

How to assign different ( real ) domains names to different virtual hosts in wamp

I have 5 real domain names and I have 5 different set virtual hosts I want to know how to connect the domain names to my virtual host I'm new to this so plz answer easy understandable answers Thanks for reading and hopefully answering
Tryhard
  • 5
  • 5
-1
votes
1 answer

Hosting with Windows Azure?

Can someone please direct me to a tutorial or explain the process of hosting (if possible) with Windows Azure? I have my own domain name and I would like to know how I can host my website with windows azure. It gives you the option of creating and…
user1781232
  • 659
  • 4
  • 13
  • 29
-1
votes
1 answer

The difference between URI and URL

This question has been asked many times before. But before you down-vote this please allow me to ask it in a slightly different way: Of the following examples, which are URLs, which are URIs and which are both: 1. www.example.com 2.…
Henry
  • 7,721
  • 2
  • 38
  • 38
1 2 3
…
33
34