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How long does it take DNS to redirect?

by Stuart S
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Hi guys,

I changed the DNS of my domain to my new hosting account, it's been almost 4days since I made the change and I am still getting this error when I enter the domain name,

The page isn't redirecting properly

Should I take this issue up with the domain company or the hosting company?

Thanks

Jackson
#dns #long #redirect
  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Henshaw
    It usually only takes hours, but sometimes can take a few days.

    Check with your domain name company first, as usually that is where the problem resides.

    Just my thoughts,

    Jeff.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vincenzo Oliva
    Yes, you need to 1st make sure that the domain registrar has the correct dns name of your new host. Then you need to add the new domain to your hosting account.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart S
    Yeah, it was me lol

    I could log into wp fine after talking to technical supprot from hosting company, so I think its a simple redirect problem lol.

    Which is annoying but good I guess.
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  • Profile picture of the author Crew Chief
    Originally Posted by JacksonRiddle View Post

    Hi guys,

    I changed the DNS of my domain to my new hosting account, it's been almost 4days since I made the change and I am still getting this error when I enter the domain name,

    The page isn't redirecting properly

    Should I take this issue up with the domain company or the hosting company?

    Thanks

    Jackson
    Jackson, you need to go to that hosting company and confirm that you have the correct DNS Servers, formatted exactly as they request.

    You need to make sure that your hosting account is active.

    You need to go to your registrar and check to make sure that you are using the correct DNS Servers specified by your hosting company.

    You need to make sure that your request to switch DNS Servers was processed properly.

    To answer your question, it shouldn't take that long.

    After you have checked and confirmed those issues to be in proper order yet your site is still rendering that same error, you need to...
    (a). Have someone on different computer at another address/location check your site. If they can view it, you may need to clear your cache for that website and try again.
    (b). If that doesn't work, you more than likely have a server configuration issue or potentially some type of website coding issue.
    Giles, the Crew Chief
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart S
    Thanks all for the help.

    I have got the problem sorted out.

    Now I am just trying to redirect my domain from

    http://mydomain(.)com

    to http://www.mydomain(.).com
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  • Profile picture of the author TNTDiet
    I depends on your Server's TTL (Time To Live) settings. It can be lowered so your new DNS will populate quicker.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart S
    Yeah, thanks that is what I am doing but I keep getting this weird message.

    I need to access my .htaccess file to manually write it it looks like.
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  • Profile picture of the author TNTDiet
    Oh this is actually really simple. To perform a redirect from domain.com to www.domain.com, insert the following code into your .htaccess file.
    # mod_rewrite in use
    Options +FollowSymlinks
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{http_host} ^domain.com [NC]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

    That's it! Make sure you sub out the domain.com for your ACTUAL domain!
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  • Profile picture of the author simplebutcreative
    Originally Posted by JacksonRiddle View Post

    Hi guys,

    I changed the DNS of my domain to my new hosting account, it's been almost 4days since I made the change and I am still getting this error when I enter the domain name,

    The page isn't redirecting properly

    Should I take this issue up with the domain company or the hosting company?

    Thanks

    Jackson
    it usually takes about an hour or so for me but for the complete transfer that should take about 24 hours. It also depends on your domain registrar. But 4 days is a bit too long for me.
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