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domain mapping does not seem to work or apply

Hi,

I have successfully installed domain mapping plugin for my multisite http://www.iwebsite.ph. But when I tried to map one subdomain site1.iwebsite.ph to workimprovements.com it does not work.

On site1.iwebsite.ph under Tools > Domain Mapping I’m entering “workimprovements.com” and clicking Add button. The page refreshes but nothing seems to happen workimprovements.com was not added.

I have already added a custom DNS A record and have 173.236.148.220 as its value.

However there is also a Non-editable DreamHost DNS record and the A record has the value 69.163.193.118

Does this mean I need a dedicated IP from my host? which is Dreamhost. I have VPS with them.

I checked the IP 173.236.148.220 and its not resolving to my WPMU site.

Thanks for your help.

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 6:27:42
  • Philip John
    • DEV MAN’s Apprentice

    Hiya!

    Well it sounds like Dreamhost is getting in the way here. What you need to do is move your domain name (not hosting) to somewhere like GoDaddy who will allow you to fully edit those A records.

    Only then will you be able to point your domain to your WP site and get domain mapping working.

    Phil

  • kryz2per
    • Flash Drive

    Hi Phil,

    So the domain name that I need to move is workimprovements.com right? Btw that domain is with moniker.com not dreamhost.

    Is it correct to say that for domain mapping to work workimprovements.com should only have one DNS A record with the value set to my VPS’s IP address? One thing to note is when I go to the IP 173.236.148.220 I get a bad_httpd_conf error message.

    -Chris

  • Philip John
    • DEV MAN’s Apprentice

    Hi Chris,

    Apologies if I’m getting this wrong as I’m a little confused

    However there is also a Non-editable DreamHost DNS record and the A record has the value 69.163.193.118

    Which domain does this DNS record appear for?

    Here’s how it looks to me…..

    iwebsite.ph on Dreamhost server with IP 173.236.148.220

    workimprovements.com registered with moniker.com with A record pointing to 173.236.148.220

    Is that correct?

    Phil

  • kryz2per
    • Flash Drive

    Hi Phil,

    Both domains are registered with moniker and both are hosted on dreamhost.

    iwebsite.ph is on VPS with IP 173.236.148.220

    workimprovements.com on shared hosting with custom DNS A record that I added using dreamhost control panel with IP 173.236.148.220

    but it also has a non editable DNS A record with IP 69.163.193.118

    i have included a screenshot

    -Chris

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  • Philip John
    • DEV MAN’s Apprentice

    but it also has a non editable DNS A record with IP 69.163.193.118

    This is where the problem lies. Dreamhost is forcing that domain to put to your shared hosting.

    You need to take that domain off shared hosting or transfer it to a different registrar where you can edit all the DNS entries.

    Phil

  • kryz2per
    • Flash Drive

    Also what i find strange is each time I enter a domain name to be mapped and click Add nothing seems to happen. The input box where you enter the domain gets cleared out and the domain name I added does not appear. I'm attaching a screenshot.

    Is this because I still don't have the domain setup correctly?

    Because I expect the domain to appear on the list but will just don't work.

    Thanks for your help!

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  • Philip John
    • DEV MAN’s Apprentice

    Hiya,

    Yep – you will need a dedicated IP and that’s what you need to enter into the domain mapping configuration.

    It should definitely update when you click add in that page so check that there isn’t a conflict with another plugin somewhere. It might be a jQuery conflict.

    Phil

  • kryz2per
    • Flash Drive

    Hi guys,

    The problem is solved by doing the following:

    1. I got a Static IP for my website

    2. I used godaddy for the domain and change the zone record there.

    Thanks for all your help! Really appreciate the support I’m getting here.