Installing Wordpress...add-on domain or what??

[wally247]

Hello,

I feel like a moron. I just switched to SEO hosting so I could have different IP's for my slew of sites. I'm all set up on the new hosting now except for the unique IP's.

My support guy just told me that they can't assign unique IP's to an add-on domain. I have always installed Wordpress on my sites by selecting "Add-on Domains" in Cpanel. It's the only way I've seen it done. I honestly didn't know there was another way, other than a subdomain.


So I guess I've been doing it wrong for 2 years, but how the hell do I do it right. If I have a brand new domain I just bought, how do I install Wordpress without selecting Add-on domain?


My previous CPanel used Fantastico for Wordpress, and my current one uses Installatron, but the idea is the same.


If I try to just install Wordpress, I at some point have to choose which domain to put it on....HOW do I get a domain on the list to choose from if I am not supposed to use addon??



Thanks,

 

[ThinIce]

You'll need to ask your new host. Out of the box, I don't think cPanel supports sites on addon domains having unique IP addresses / multiple IP addresses within one hosting account. Unless your provider has made / can make changes to for example the apache setup each site will need to be in it's own hosting account to have it's own IP.

 

[theG]

Hi,

>>I have always installed Wordpress on my sites by selecting "Add-on Domains" in Cpanel. It's the only way I've seen it done.

There is no such restriction. You can install wordpress in any subdomain, addon or main domain itself.

You can add IP address for addon domains : /http://gopukrish.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/how-to-add-dedicated-ip-to-an-addon-domain/

How did you install wordpress before ? Using softaculous or manually ?

G

 

[ThinIce]

Ah that's interesting then, I'd not known that was a supported feature with it not being available in the GUI. Guess I'm too used to modifications made to files magically disappearing

Assigning Dedicated IPs to Subdomains

Though our software does not provide a browser-based interface that allows you to assign dedicated IP addresses to your users' subdomains, it is possible.