Domain Name Catch-22

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    kswenson · Member ·

    I have a domain name pointing to a web site. I decided a couple of weeks ago to dump that site, and replace it with a WordPress blog site. (WordPress is wonderful!) So I created a new blog, and have copied all the important information across.

    Problem: I want to make an atomic move of the domain name. If I point the domain name at the wordpress site without domain support, it will fail to serve the pages. But it also seems that I can not purchase domain support while the domain name is pointed at the other site. I can not afford to have the site “down” for an unknown period of time. Why does the domain name have to pointed at wordpress before I purchase the domain support?

    This just seems so strange. I am happy to pay the $10. Let me pay it, and once the site is completely ready to receive requests from that domain, THEN I will switch the domain address.

    HOW DO I DO THIS?

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    thesacredpath · Member ·

    With changes to DNS settings, there are a couple things that are a give. First, wordpress has to see that the domain is pointed at their servers. The reason for this is that if they did not require that, I could buy the domain mapping here and enter microsoft.com for the domain name and have my blog here appear with that domain name. Bill Gates would probably not be happy if I could do that.

    Secondly, the delay is due to the time it takes for the DNS change to make its way through the plethora of internet name servers located all over the world. How long this will take depends on how many DNS changes and new sites have been created and are backed up in the queue at the internet name servers. I’ve seen it take as little as a six hours to show up, and as long as 72 hours. This isn’t something that can be rushed. It takes as long as it takes, and for the first 48 hours or so, your domain is going to be unstable. Some might see it just fine, and some may not. Again, that is just the way it is.

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