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i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:43 am
by adsegzy
I am a reseller of hosting plan, and i want to create a search field where my customers can insert thier desired domain name to search for the availlability and register it. i was told i can do this with php script but i dont no how to go about it, can someone pls help me out?

Re: i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:43 am
by jaoudestudios
I think you need to pay for this service (usually a SOAP service).

Re: i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:19 am
by jackpf
Forgive me if I am wrong, but can't you use getmxrr() or something?

Re: i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:06 am
by jaoudestudios
but it wont check if the domain is truely available or not. Just because it has no mx does not mean it has not been registered.

Re: i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:23 am
by Eran
There are several whois APIs available, for example:
http://www.whoisxmlapi.com/
http://xml-api.domaintools.com/

Re: i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:28 am
by jackpf
jaoudestudios wrote:but it wont check if the domain is truely available or not. Just because it has no mx does not mean it has not been registered.
True - I didn't think of that. Thanks for pointing that out.

Re: i want to be able to search for domain on my site

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:42 pm
by adsegzy
Hello Guys, Thank you for your affort contributed to my requst. I pray more cash t your wallets.
adsegzy