Comments on: Pointing PlusNet domain at ccgi

By: MonkeyMan

MonkeyMan — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:13:16 +0000

Excellent thanks for the help!

By: John

John — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:48:33 +0000

Great advice; thanks for the tip!

FYI, a special selection in the support wizard is now available that is especially for this request. The only text you have to enter now in the support ticket is the domain name.

By: walrus

walrus — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:06:07 +0000

AFAIK the domain can only be pointed to the root, however this need not be a problem. My domain points to the root, however on entry to the domain root, you are directed here to the blog seamlessly. The original intention was for a website, with a blog as part of it, but for the moment the blog seems to have ‘taken over’.

I’ve achieved this with a simple command in .htaccess:-

Redirect /index.htm http://www.atomic14.co.uk/blog

As for the query of what to ask for, I’ve put an exact quote from my ‘Contact Us’ support ticket below.

“[Support Wizard Journey]
[Technical query]
[Domain Hosting]
[domain hosting]
[Adding or changing DNS records]
[Additional Information]
I need the services changed for the domain atomic14.co.uk

http://atomic14.co.uk and http://www.atomic14.co.uk are to point to the new cgi server aka ccgi.

I’ve updated my domain records as follows:-
……….”

By: MonkeyMan

MonkeyMan — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:19:04 +0000

Hi, thanks for this explanation. I have been hunting for how to do this for a while! Having realised the constraints of the non-CGI server. Two quick questions (any help much appreciated).. Do you know if you can point domain.co.uk to a folder within CGI space or is it only root? I installed Joomla inside its own directory and would have to re-install…
Secondly what do I need to ask PN to do? I am not clear on the request I should raise – what am I asking them to do with WWW & CCGI? Thanks for any help you can give me!!

By: walrus

walrus — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:22:19 +0000

If you are using Frontpage components, I’m afraid a full move to CCGI won’t be possible, it’s a real shame the hosting is so separated on PlusNet, would be great to use all the features from one place!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:21:03 +0000

I am just about to launch my new site. Preview available at fp.thesmartfamily.plus.com/bg_home.htm if you wish although it’s not quite ready yet but it will eventually live at http://www.jnmbc.co.uk)

Am i right in saying that i cannot move my site fully to the ccgi because it relies heavily on FrontPage components. Currently, my php forum is on the ccgi but thats all.

Thanks

By: walrus

walrus — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:35:54 +0000

If one person finds it useful, it’s worth writing! As it happens I know of a number of people who have used this information. It certainly makes a difference to the overall appearance and professionalism of your website.

For all the groaners on the forums, the resultant websites that can be produced are up there with any ‘professional’ hosting. Not bad for a ISP bundle with your connection :)

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:24:11 +0000

I came browsing your blog out of interest after you kindly left me some help on the PlusNet forums.

Thankyou! I’ve just followed your artical and changed my domain name to the CGI area.