Difference between revisions of "Domain Configuration"

Revision as of 23:59, March 14, 2010

This is only applicable if running AWBS 2.9.0 or above

As of version 2.9.0 most domain options have been combined into one configuration section. Availability, Pricing, EPP Setup, Grace Periods, and other domain options are available here under their respective tab.

Pricing/Availability/EPP

On this page you will configure your TLD availability in years and for registration, renewals and transfers as well as the retail pricing and position they display on the home page and domain name page.

Enter the TLD's in format 'com', not '.com'. (NO BEGINNING DOT)

Only check the renew and transfer boxes according to availability at your configured registrar for each TLD. (This may vary depending on the registrar used.)

Be sure the minimum years are set lower than the maximum. Make sure the maximum years are not higher than offered by the registrar. (This will vary depending on the registrar used.)

Check the 'Free Option' check box if you are offering a free domain name with any hosting plans for all tlds that will be free. The free option will give the domain name free with the initial hosting order only (future domain renewals will not be free).

Use the 'Position' column to set the position of the TLD's on your domain availability check box on the index and check.php pages of the site. Number them in the order you wish them to appear starting at 0.

Note: All TLD's with Position setting of 0 will rank the same and then be ordered via their row numbers in the database.

Click the Edit Pricing link by each TLD to setup pricing for each term. Note: prices are total for that number of years

If a TLD requires an EPP key for transfers be sure to check the EPP Box.

Registrar/Whois

In the Registrar/Whois Tab of the Domain Configuration area, you will setup the registrar to be used for each TLD you offer as well as the whois server that will be used for the domain availability look up's for domain sales. (not used on the whois.php page of your AWBS site)

Note: You must have already enabled the domain registrar modules you will be using in the Module Setup page.

Select the registrar you will use for each TLD.

Enter the whois server to be used for the availability checks. You must use the responsible registry's whois server and the correct Match String their system uses.

Note: port 43 outgoing needs to be open on your server in order for the communication to the whois servers to function.

Whois Server Options

1. For some registrars, you have the option to use the registrar's API to check for domain availability.

• eNom
• IRRP
• OpenSRS
• ResellOne

To use the API for domain look-ups enter the appropriate of the following into the whois server field for each tld you wish to use it.

• enom
• irrp
• opensrs
• resellone

The response strings are not required if using the API for look-ups.

Note: Using the API look-ups will be more accurate than the various whois servers, however it takes longer for the results. If you offer many TLD's, you may want to use this feature only for the most popular ones to keep the process quick enough and avoid Apache/IIS timeouts.

Whois Server Listing

2. For TLDs that only have an html based whois server;

Enter the full URL with required parameter(s) of the whois page into the Whois Server column/field.

Example: http://www.ipwebgroup.gr/gr/whois.php?domainName=

Enter the correct Match String.

Example: Domain does not exist

Grace Periods

Domain Ordering Options