I have a domain and site already setup. I’d like to now setup a new domain and another site off of my current hosting plan.
when I try to do the “add-on” domain that has a different address than the main site, I get the following error from namecheap:
“Oops, looks like your domain is pointed to remote nameservers”
" To add the domain as an addon you need to have it pointed to dns1.namecheaphosting.com and dns2.namecheaphosting.com (check [this article]"
It seems there is a workaround to make this still work:
Visit this area:
WebHost Manager »Server Configuration »Tweak Settings, Domains tab, and enable this setting:
Allow Remote Domains
Allow creation of parked/addon domains that resolve to other servers (e.g. domain transfers) This can be a major security problem. If you must have it enabled, be sure not to allow users to park common Internet domains.
Try adding the addon again.
I only have access to Cpanel (no WHM in my share hosting). Is there a way to enable this in Cpanel?
If you can see your shared hosting IP address (in cPanel or through Namecheap’s website), you can set an A record pointing at that IP address. Then try adding the add-on domain again.
I added a new A record and tried this, I then checked the propagation and it appears that the change went through, I then tried the add-on domain again - no dice yet.
I still get an error with: “Oops, looks like your domain is pointed to remote nameservers”. I will wait an hour or so and give it another try to see if it works.
Normally I would say to just change the nameservers, add the domain, and change them back with an A record in place… but here we are.
You should ask Namecheap’s support if they can manually add the domain, that should be possible within WHM (which they have access to, I assume). And then your A record should work.
