domain name problem

[darkgoku]

Technical Details

Forum version : #phpBB3
Position : Founder
Concerned browser(s) : Mozilla Firefox
Who the problem concerns : All members
When the problem appeared : as soon as i bought the domain
Forum link : fg-community.forumotion.com

Description of problem

ok i bought a domain from godaddy and i want to use it as the main domain to replace the .forumotion.com how do i do that

[brandon_g]

Hello,

You should be able to add it to your forum in ACP-->General-->Forum Address-->Personalized domain name you should be able to add it there.


Note: You must be logged in as the founder to do this.


-Brandon

[darkgoku]

yeah but thats a redirect not actually changing the domain

[SLGray]

Did you purchase it through the administration panel?

If no, please read this:  https://help.forumotion.com/t7021-cname-redirect-an-extern-domain-name-that-you-own-to-your-board .

[darkgoku]

i did not buy it from forumotion i bought it from godaddy and i did what the tutorial said and it is not working

[SLGray]

What is the domain name?

[darkgoku]

fg-community.com but when u type it in it just redirects i want to change the subdomain to that domain

[darkgoku]

ok i deleted my forum so i can try to use another hoster now it redirects to a forum thats not even mine

[SLGray]

Topic solved and archived