cPanel subdomain creation fails

[budz]

Hi.

I was creating sub domains.
I created 2 sub domains. They worked fine.
I created a third(fourth, fifth etc) it said success.
However, they were not accessible.
Everything looked fine in httpd.conf

I did have success creating the sub domains on other domains on the server.

Anyone know how to fix this?

cPanel version: 11.25.1-EDGE

Thanks

[Spiral]

The first thing that comes to mind is the DNS ....

Are you using the DNS on your server (or connected DNS cluster) or is your DNS setup by some outside 3rd party source somewhere else?

(If you got to go and setup "A" records someplace else with your domain then you are using a 3rd party DNS source and that is something that is
ill advised and really not recommended with Cpanel based servers precisely for this exact reason right here and now)

The other side item worth mentioning is that it takes a little while for new subdomain addresses to be accessible even if your DNS is setup correctly and using the DNS on your Cpanel server. It is roughly equivalent to registering a brand new domain name on the internet. If you are trying to access the subdomains immediately after creation, that too could be a potential issue as well.

[budz]

The first thing that comes to mind is the DNS ....

Are you using the DNS on your server (or connected DNS cluster) or is your DNS setup by some outside 3rd party source somewhere else?

(If you got to go and setup "A" records someplace else with your domain then you are using a 3rd party DNS source and that is something that is
ill advised and really not recommended with Cpanel based servers precisely for this exact reason right here and now)

The other side item worth mentioning is that it takes a little while for new subdomain addresses to be accessible even if your DNS is setup correctly and using the DNS on your Cpanel server. It is roughly equivalent to registering a brand new domain name on the internet. If you are trying to access the subdomains immediately after creation, that too could be a potential issue as well.

Thanks for the reply.

DNS is on my server.

I created the sub domains and tried to access them immediately.
Two of them worked fine, then the next few on this specific domain did not.

So, I slept thinking may be propagation issue. Today, still not working.
I've created them on other domains just fine (same server), and had access instantly since.

mind blowing that I just can't create anymore sub domains on this 1 specific domain.

It doesn't appear to be a restriction either... unless I'm missing something

[budz]

Any other suggestions/ideas?

This is frustrating!

[cPanelJared]

Try backing up and rebuilding the Apache configuration, then restarting Apache:

# cd /usr/local/apache/conf
# cp httpd.conf httpd.conf.pre-rebuild.bak
# /scripts/rebuildhttpdconf
# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl configtest
# /scripts/restartsrv_httpd

Also, check to make sure that the subdomains resolve to the correct IP address. When you say "they were not accessible," do you mean that you saw an error in the browser, or the Apache default page, or something else?

If the subdomains resolve to the correct IP address, and rebuilding the httpd.conf file does not help, please submit a ticket so that we may log into your server and investigate the problem directly.

[budz]

Try backing up and rebuilding the Apache configuration, then restarting Apache:

# cd /usr/local/apache/conf
# cp httpd.conf httpd.conf.pre-rebuild.bak
# /scripts/rebuildhttpdconf
# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl configtest
# /scripts/restartsrv_httpd

Also, check to make sure that the subdomains resolve to the correct IP address. When you say "they were not accessible," do you mean that you saw an error in the browser, or the Apache default page, or something else?

If the subdomains resolve to the correct IP address, and rebuilding the httpd.conf file does not help, please submit a ticket so that we may log into your server and investigate the problem directly.

Jared,

Thank you for the reply.

I rebuilt apache & restarted ... still no luck.
The 2 specific sub domains I'm trying to create are not resolving.

I can create a different sub domain on the same domain that resolves instantly.

This is making no sense, lol.

My dedicated server is through theplanet.
Am I eligible to submit a support ticket to cpanel ?

[cPanelJared]

I apologize for the delayed reply. While you should contact your hosting provider, in this case The Planet, first, and they can submit a ticket to us on your behalf, you are welcome to submit a ticket directly. The ticket submission page is the second link in my forum signature.

[budz]

Thanks for the reply again Jared!

My hosting provider figured out it was the DNS that I'm using on my PC.

I was only using Google DNS. (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4)

I switched out 8.8.8.8 to one of Comodos DNS and the sub domains resolve fine.

weird... since every other sub domain resolved fine.

[cPanelJared]

That is odd, but caching DNS servers can certainly cause some behavior that appears to be bizarre. I'm glad you figured it out.

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