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How to let people create subdomains directly from my site

by affiliatemarketingbabies
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Hello everyone!

I can't seem to find this answer any where so I'm going to ask the people who seem to know everything lol!

I create video tutorials for marketing blogs and step-by-step lessons for tons more. I want to take my site to the next level and create video tutorials for how to build a website from the ground up, so I would like to offer the option to create free subdomains directly from my site so every one can follow along with the lessons.

Oh and I only know how to use Wordpress

lol I do not know how to code or anything I'm still fairly new so take it easy on me please.
#create #directly #people #site #subdomains
  • Profile picture of the author hometutor
    That's certainly possible. The networking marketing company to which I belong uses wordpress to create duplicate sites, but you state you just want them to be able to follow along. Why do they need a subdomain to be able to do that if I may ask?

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    • Profile picture of the author affiliatemarketingbabies
      I would just like them to have a free way to create domains and follow the lessons is all, and I would like to turn my site into a community where all the users are considered "classmates" then using the live chat we can all have "study buddies" meaning every one can chat while they work

      any suggestions for the best way to do this?
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      • Profile picture of the author hometutor
        Originally Posted by affiliatemarketingbabies View Post

        I would just like them to have a free way to create domains and follow the lessons is all, and I would like to turn my site into a community where all the users are considered "classmates" then using the live chat we can all have "study buddies" meaning every one can chat while they work

        any suggestions for the best way to do this?
        I'm kind of an Simple Machine Forum fanatic, but I'm thinking this may be easest to do with a forum and give the people the right to create their own board section. They can then use a short url service to create a redirect to their board.

        Rick
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  • Profile picture of the author Kherk Roldan
    Ask your hosting provider on that case,they can help you fast as you want.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brian Tayler
      This is easy if you know what you're doing.

      You'll need to setup a DNS wildcard A record for the domain to point to the IP address of the web host.

      Assuming you're using Apache as your web daemon... I'd go about it probably by setting up individual Virtual Hosts for each sub-domain with their own sub-directory off my main web-root directory. I'd have a PHP/Perl script that automated creating these paths and httpd.conf entries (would also allow of modification and removal).

      Because I'm doing that... I'd probably also *NOT* use a wildcard "*" entry in DNS (since I don't want it abused, and I want more control) so the same PHP/Perl script I used to add Virtual Hosts to the httpd.conf, I'd also use to add the DNS records. I'd also have a separate cron process that looks for modifications then restarts the httpd/apache daemon and the bind/named daemon (its IMPORTANT this is separate as you don't want 'root' commands being executed from a public/web PHP/Perl script).

      This would all be possible without a dedicated server/VPS but I'd advise highly against it.

      If this is all over your head... then go to oDesk or similar and use this and your specific idea/specs as an outline. It shouldn't take much time nor be very expensive (say less than $50 USD). But you will need the right web host setup (preferably a VPS or Dedi)
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      • Profile picture of the author affiliatemarketingbabies
        Lol thank you brother but I have NO clue what any of that means haha, is there a different way of explaining perhaps?
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      • Profile picture of the author clectcar
        liked your answer you may be able to help me. I'm new to Warrior.
        Happy to pay your rate for an over the phone lesson? I don't believe in FREE help. I have an Umbuntu Linux web server running Apache. Server in North Dakota, I'm in NY
        the IP currently has only my "old" used car site Selectcar | used car price comparison data running on it. SelectCar.com site developed in Wordpress
        My very techy web developer who has departed for Croatia set up a web based connection to this Apache server via a GUI - think this is correct term set up a BIND
        I want use the same IP to host several low traffic sites. I own about 20 domains.

        I want to add all my domains examples datajam.com, packetjam.com daveahl.net brandfinder.com as virtual sites. I think I changed all the DNS Network server options correctly to point to the correct IP? ns1, ns2 etc at Godaddy and web.com. I know how to use Team viewer, I'd like to follow along ask questions and learn. If this is not something you do ? Do you know anybody else who could help me? Dave Ahl voice call ok 610-850-1211
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