CNAME pointing

What is CNAME pointing?
A CNAME is a Canonical Name record. It is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) used to specify that a domain name is an alias for another domain, which is the "canonical" domain.
CNAME records must always be pointed to another domain name, never to an IP address.

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If you wanted the domain www.mybikeshop.com to go to your website www.tomsbikes.co.uk you could Alias the first domain to the second using a CNAME record...

NAME	TYPE	VALUE
www.mybikeshop.com.	CNAME	www.tomsbikes.co.uk.

Or...
Anyone visiting www.mybikeshop.com would be redirected to www.tomsbikes.co.uk

So a CNAME is like a redirection sign or a different name for a site (alias).

NAME	TYPE	VALUE
shop.mybikeshop.com.	CNAME	www.tomsbikes.co.uk.

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Links To Specific ISP's - How To CNAME

Below is a list of links to other ISP's help pages showing show how to create a CNAME record on their system. This will enable you to CNAME redirect a domain from their system to a website hosted on our system.

	ISP	LINK
	123-Reg	123-reg.co.uk/support/answers/Video/Domains-Archive/Domain-Configuration/how-do-i-set-up-a-cname-record-on-my-domain-name-1198
	GoDaddy	uk.godaddy.com/help/add-a-cname-record-19236
	1and1	help.1and1.com/domains-c36931/manage-domains-c79822/dns-c37586/enter-a-cname-for-your-subdomain-a643600.html
	Fasthosts	help.fasthosts.co.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/9/~/setting-up-advanced-dns
	Namesco	names.co.uk/support/1163-pointing_a_domain_to_wix_weebly_blogger_mobileme.html
	cPanel	documentation.unbounce.com/hc/en-us/articles/203687364-Setting-Up-Your-CNAME-with-cPanel-Based-Hosts

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