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.

Zone Text Example
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.
   



Control Panel Example
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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