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Did I screw up?

by Huskerdarren
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So I am teaching myself to build WP websites. I have a Hostgator webhosting account and domains from NameCheap. I've read you shouldn't use the same company for both.

I am trying to transfer the DNS from Namecheap to Hostgator, but I just learned that there is a 60 day wait on transferring new domains.

What do you do, violate the rule of thumb and buy the domain at Hostgator as well? I don't really want to try NameCheap web hosting as I can't find much information about their reliability.
#screw
  • Profile picture of the author Djeims
    DOmain transfer is different from DNS change. Just Change your DNS to Hostagators. Namecheap hosting is a good one too.
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  • Profile picture of the author eve2
    I definitely agree that you shouldn't use the same company to buy your domain and host your account.

    For changing the DNS server, here's how to, directly from Hostgator: How to Point my Domain to HostGator when Using DNS Elsewhere « HostGator.com Support Portal

    And as the poster above said, what you're trying to do is NOT considered a domain transfer (you're just "pointing" your domain to the hosting account).
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    As you already figured it out: learning the proper terminology is essential if you don't want to screw up your things...

    You do NOT transfer anything in this case:
    1. Namecheap is your domain registrar
    2. Hostgator is your host

    What you need to do: login to your account at the registrar and change/modify the DNS info; i.e. change the DNS (domain name server) from what namecheap puts there automatically to what Hostgator gave you when signing up for hosting with them.

    Namecheap > Login
    My account > Domains > Manage domains
    (on the left click) Domain Name Server Setup

    Next, in the fields put whatever hostgator gave you as
    dns1 and dns2 (or ns1 and ns2)

    Save. Done.
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