Virtual Private Server User Guide

The Apache Web Server

Before adding a virtual host, it is important that the domain name be properly 

registered with an Internet registrar. In some cases, you may need to help the 

client register the domain name. In other cases, your potential client may already 

own the domain name, and may be hosting the domain on another provider's 

system. In such situations, you will need to assist the client in modifying the DNS 

information for their domain name, so that our name servers become authoritative 

for the domain. In either case, it is important that the domain name be properly 

registered and, if possible, that our name servers are authoritative for the domain. 

More information on registering domain names and modifying DNS information 

can be found in the following tutorial at http://answers.interland.com:

   How do I transfer my domain?

   Domain Registration and Transfer

We recommend that you become familiar with DNS procedures and terminology 

before you offer virtual hosting services to others.

Step 2: Request the DNS Addition

Note: Your VPS server comes with a feature known as  wildcard 

DNS.  This means that canonical domains such as 

 anything.example.com  will already point to your IP address and 

you do not need to request it to be added. If you are setting up a 

virtual host with a canonical domain, you can safely skip this step. It 

is a good idea to confirm this however before hand by using the 

nslookup command to verify that the canonical name does in fact 

point to your IP address.

Once a domain name is properly registered, you need to request that an entry for 

the domain be added to your DNS record in our name servers, or if you are using 

someone else's DNS services, you need to work with them to have the domain 

pointed to your VPS server's IP address. 

To request that the domain name be added to our name servers, please contact 

our Technical Support staff:

http://support.interland.com/

You will need to include the domain name that you want added, as well as the 

main domain name for your Web server. 

There is a one time setup fee for each additional domain that you add to our name 

servers. Currently, the fee for adding a domain name is $20.00. Once our staff 

adds the DNS record, you will receive a confirmation e mail.

Step 3: Configure the Virtual Host

Technical Training Department

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