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| Posted by laydee, 08-03-2006, 01:30 PM |
| Hello everyone,
I was just wondering if a multi-domain hosting plan is the same as a reseller plan?
I thought a multi-domain hosting plan would be a bit like Dreamhost - add domains on a shared plan but they are not actually 'add-on domains' because they are controlled from one panel and they are not redirected from 'domain1.com/site2.
I was surfing through one host and I saw that they had written 'multi-domain' hosting but they were actually reseller plans with the WHM panel!
...and now I am confused!
and if my definition of a multi-domain hosting plan is right, does anyone know of any hosting companies out there which DO sell multi-domain hosting plans?
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| Posted by WireNine, 08-03-2006, 01:58 PM |
| Reseller hosting is exactly like multi-domain hosting.
What is your definition of multi-domain hosting?
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| Posted by laydee, 08-03-2006, 02:17 PM |
| I thought multi-domain hosting was like Dreamhost, where you can add as many domains as you want from one control panel and it does not have to be like:
eg: domain2.com redirected to domain.com/site2
They are just websites on their own and do not have a control panel each.
I think Site5 has the same concept but I am not sure though...
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| Posted by ScottJ, 08-03-2006, 02:32 PM |
| Reseller hosting packages would allow you to resell storage space and bandwidth, while multidomain hosting should not be resold. Your really would have to check the hosts terms of service to see what they do allow on their normal shared packages.
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| Posted by IHSL, 08-03-2006, 02:34 PM |
| I am very surprised to hear that from someone who offers reseller hosting.
Multi domain hosting and reseller hosting are not the same. Multi domain hosting gives a single user the ability to host more than one domain name with their chosen provider.
Reseller hosting enables a user to serve a number of customers, extracting quotas from their selected plan. Reseller hosting is typically business-enabling and allows a company to run in a private or white label environment. There are varying degrees of reseller hosting going all the way up to white or private label support for the resellers users and a billing solution.
Reseller hosting is typically for those users who wish to be able to gain entry in to the hosting industry at the provider level without having to immediately learn how to manage (and pay for) a number of servers. It also presents an opportunity for the reseller to learn from their provider on many levels.
Simon
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| Posted by laydee, 08-03-2006, 02:43 PM |
| Ahh yes! I think I am looking for multi-domain plans then
because I have tons of domains And I find it easier to manage with multi-domain instead of a reseller :/
Thanks for your help everyone
Edit: If I am not mistaken, I don't see much of multi-domain hosting companies out there. There are lots of resellers though
Last edited by laydee; 08-03-2006 at 02:47 PM.
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| Posted by BrettB, 08-03-2006, 03:03 PM |
| To me, I think as multi-domain as addon domains (you get a domain to point to a folder, although the end-user does not realize this as it does NOT redirect them and they still stay on yourdomain.com even though the file may be in otherdomain.com/yourdomain/index.php)
So your definition of...
Would be correct in my book BUT that would also be called an 'add-on domain' (contrary to what you stated)
In this case, any host offering add-on domains (eg most cPanel hosts) would have this functionality.
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| Posted by HostTitan, 08-03-2006, 04:21 PM |
| A capable reseller can provide you with an account that has the multi-domain function you seek. You may not necessairly need (or want) any of features associated with a reseller account but sometimes its good just to have just in case, down the road, you decide to host others. If you plan on using the multi-domain function, chances are you'll want the space & bandwidth that comes with a reseller plan.
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| Posted by WireNine, 08-03-2006, 05:11 PM |
| Opps, I didn't read the post correctly, I thought the the kind of multi-domain hosting the OP was referring to was exactly like reseller hosting
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| Posted by Shaw Networks, 08-04-2006, 03:13 AM |
| Nope, there's a difference. Most shared hosting accounts are able to host multiple domain names, but reseller accounts include the further features of being able to setup those domain names with their own username, password, FTP space, and other features.
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