URL Issue - Midlands Weather Forum

scotweather · #1 (**Link to Post**) 12-Aug-2008, 21:27

Hi
OK I'm pretty techie but this is stumping me.

I used to be on DynDns as I had a dynamic ip address but then purchased a static ip address from O2 so have left the DynDNS lapse.

I have my domain name though 123-reg.co.uk

I have put the DNS server ip addresses in for use with 123-reg and now my URL's i.e. www.scotweather.co.uk/hw/pic.jpg (for example) no longer work as the only forwarding option replaces the URL address bar with www.scotweather.co.uk only.

So if I wanted to go to a different page I'd have to put in my url with my IP address instead e.g. ###.###.###.###/hw/portal.php

What am I missing.... there must be away to get the full url path back ?

Your help would be most appreciated.

Cheers
K

Shardy · #2 (**Link to Post**) 12-Aug-2008, 21:36

This is all "Gaelic" to me kate, but if you say "beteljuice" 3 times...

He will appear and sort you right out

beteljuice · #3 (**Link to Post**) 12-Aug-2008, 22:16

The beteljuice knows nothing about managing DNS, using only 'web forwarding'.

Does sound like web forwarding to a single page. although it could be an entry in the dreaded .htaccess either @ 123 or your own server.

Limited help on DNS on page 24

http://my-123-domain.co.uk/guides/esg_domains_005.pdf

scotweather · #4 (**Link to Post**) 12-Aug-2008, 22:36

Thanks BJ

Have already emailed support - useless to say the least except they said that it could be a nameserver but theirs doesn't do what I'm asking. Useless!
As for the .htaccess file I do not have a clue !
I've read the manual for webforwarding 5 times now and its still useless !

I've even setup a virtual webserver on apache but what the heck do I do with it now >?
can you web forward to a virtual webserver?

Anyone know how to configure .htaccess file ? if so then HELP !

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

Grant · #5 (**Link to Post**) 12-Aug-2008, 22:44

so your dns with 123 reg will be pointing to 2 name servers
ns1 and ns2.domain.com

that in turn will have your glue records for your server IP addresses - 2 in total - i each for ns1 and ns2

your server will then have a dns with, a, mx and all the other records for resolving Welcome to ScotWeather

beteljuice · #6 (**Link to Post**) 12-Aug-2008, 23:00

Quote:

.. nameserver but theirs doesn't do what I'm asking

So are you using 123 name severs, if not - you are probably looking in the wrong place

Stumpey · #7 (**Link to Post**) 14-Aug-2008, 09:44

Kate

In your DNS settings you need to change your IP Address (A-Record) to point at your fixed ip address for the web pages and if you use a mail server on your server then the Mail Server (MX Record) also needs to point at your fixed ip address.

Steve

scotweather · #8 (**Link to Post**) 14-Aug-2008, 10:01

Thank you... I'm trying it out on a site that isn't as important as my weather site to see if that works. Will let you know in a couple of hours once the DNS updates.

scotweather · #9 (**Link to Post**) 14-Aug-2008, 16:39

Ok Stumpey I did as you suggested and the URL still stays the same with no directory information after the www.scotweather.co.uk e.g. www.scotweather.co.uke/index.php

Could I be missing something in htaccess or apache?

The www server on the DNS is pointing to my static IP address.
What is annoying is it used to work just fine through DynDNS

Stumpey · #10 (**Link to Post**) 14-Aug-2008, 17:41

Hi

I checked your pages you are using frame redirect, this is normally used if you want to cover up the real destination of a web page. You need to use http redirect....

this is in the top of your page which gives the game away when I do view source

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">

I use frame redirect for stumpey.co.uk

Steve

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