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Simple Question, Simple mind

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:26 am
by bwv2
I'm new to server administration, so I have an easy question. I have been messing with my domain's DNS configuration trying to get it to resolve to the right place. I'm 99% there, but still have one issue. Let's say my domain name is "simplemind.com". The website comes up in the browser if I type: "simplemind.com", but it does NOT come up if I type "www.simplemind.com".

My nameservers are called, let's say "smp1" and "smp2". Which DNS records must I change, and to what? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:31 am
by tecktalkcm0391
I am not sure how to do it but you need to set up a subdomain as www.

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:02 am
by pickle
I'm not sure what you have to do in the nameservers. I'd imagine put in an entry for http://www.simplemind.com just like you did for simplemind.com.

There is configuration you need to do on the webserver itself as well. In the Vhosts.conf file (assuming you're using Apache & Linux), you'll likely have a VirtualHost entry for either the IP for simplemind.com or the actual name simplemind.com. Regardless, in that entry, you need to add a new line:

ServerAlias http://www.simplemind.com