- Sub-domain problem on Windows 2000
I am hosted on a Windows 2000 server.
I have a domain set up at www.gordondesigns.com ; .
I have a sub-domain that they set up for me called:
bobby.gordondesigns.com.
It is set up so it pulls the Default.htm file from the folder called bobby on the server. (this is fine).
But, when you enter:
http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/ ; into the address bar, it goes to http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/bobby/ ; instead of just http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/
They have it set up so it forwards to that folder.
I don't want it to foward to that folder.
I want it to stay at http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/ ; yet point to the folder called bobby .
My hosting company doesn't know how to do this and I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me ... what I can tell them ... in order for the subdomain to work as described above.
Can anyone help???
Thanks,
Gary
I have a domain set up at www.gordondesigns.com ; .
I have a sub-domain that they set up for me called:
bobby.gordondesigns.com.
It is set up so it pulls the Default.htm file from the folder called bobby on the server. (this is fine).
But, when you enter:
http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/ ; into the address bar, it goes to http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/bobby/ ; instead of just http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/
They have it set up so it forwards to that folder.
I don't want it to foward to that folder.
I want it to stay at http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/ ; yet point to the folder called bobby .
My hosting company doesn't know how to do this and I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me ... what I can tell them ... in order for the subdomain to work as described above.
Can anyone help???
Thanks,
Gary
AvonWyss
They seem not to have set up a new virtual server for you but only opened a directory on their main web (e.g. the address http://bobby.gordondesigns.com/bobby/ is identical to http://www.gordondesigns.com/bobby/ ). The correct procedure would have been to create a new virtual web server with a so-called host header pointing to bobby.gordondesigns.com - this would separate the two web servers properly inetad of making your web a directory of theirs. If they don't know how this works, you may want to reconsider them as hosting partner since you may run in lots of other problems due to missing knowledge of theirs.
ASKER
AvonWyss,
I appreciate your thoughts.
Could you tell me step by step (if you don't mine) how to set up the virtual server? Or is it too difficult to try and tell me. I would like to know the steps involved.
Thanks,
Gary
I appreciate your thoughts.
Could you tell me step by step (if you don't mine) how to set up the virtual server? Or is it too difficult to try and tell me. I would like to know the steps involved.
Thanks,
Gary
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Thank you!!!
Gary
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