# Custom Domain

#### ✅ Steps to Park a Domain in cPanel

1. **Log in to cPanel**
   * Go to: `https://yourdomain.com/cpanel` (or through your hosting provider's portal)
   * Enter your credentials.
2. **Navigate to "Aliases" or "Domains"**
   * Look for **"Domains"** or **"Aliases"** depending on your cPanel version.
     * Some cPanels use **"Aliases"** for parked domains.
     * Others just have a unified **"Domains"** section.
3. **Add the Parked Domain**
   * Click on **"Create a New Domain"** (or "Add Domain").
   * **Enter the domain name** you want to park (e.g., `example2.com`).
   * **Uncheck** the option **“Share document root with main domain”** if it appears — **but if you’re parking it**, this option **should be checked** so it uses the same site files.
   * Click **Submit** or **Add Domain**.
4. **Update DNS of the Parked Domain**
   * Go to the domain registrar (where you bought the parked domain).
   * Set the **Nameservers** to match your hosting provider’s DNS (e.g., `ns1.yourhost.com`, `ns2.yourhost.com`).
   * It may take **a few hours (up to 24–48 hours)** for DNS propagation.
5. **Test the Parked Domain**
   * After DNS propagates, visiting `example2.com` should show the same site as your main domain.

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#### 🔁 Alternate Terminology

| If cPanel shows... | It means...                        |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| **Aliases**        | Parked domains                     |
| **Addon Domains**  | Separate websites on same host     |
| **Domains**        | Unified panel for all domain types |

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#### 🛠️ Optional: Redirect (if needed)

If you want the parked domain to **redirect** instead of display the same site:

* Go to **Redirects** in cPanel.
* Choose your parked domain.
* Enter the URL to redirect to.
* Choose **Permanent (301)** or **Temporary (302)**.
* Save.

&#x20;<mark style="color:red;">You want to add a custom domain for your restaurant like</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**qrexorder.com/phplime**</mark>&#x20;

**Try to understand this.**

For custom domains, First, you have to do the server configuration. like you have a domain name **qrexorder.com** in your server, you have another domain named **phplime.com**. so, you will not purchase another server/hosting for the new domain right? you will add the domain to your existing domain.&#x20;

If you know how to add a new domain to your existing server? then add a new domain like this. Otherwise, contact your server provider to add a new domain to your server.

After adding the new domain to your server, if you hit the new domain then it will redirect to your main domain (**qrexorder.com**) then, I think it is working. After that send a request from the restaurant to admin from Qrexorder.

About subdomain: You can't use other domain subdomains like you installed this script in qrexorder.com then you can use anyname.qrexorder.com but you can't use anyname.phplime.com.

<mark style="color:red;">**Still you are not understanding this, please google it or contact to your server provider.**</mark>

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It can vary as per server if you don't find then please contact your server provider
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