{"id":2228,"date":"2021-09-24T05:55:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T05:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2021-09-24T05:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T05:55:27","slug":"how-to-change-the-primary-domain-name-of-your-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-change-the-primary-domain-name-of-your-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Primary Domain Name of Your cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is potential to change the primary domain name of any cPanel account through WHM. Users of VPS, Reseller or Dedicated Hosting can take pleasure in this article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:- Please remember of the changes which will occur if you alter your cPanel account\u2019s primary domain name.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After erasing the previous domain\u2019s DNS records, it&#8217;ll set the DNS records for the new domain to default values. As a result, to re-insert the non-default DNS records you\u2019ll need to use Zone Editor .<\/li>\n<li>You have to change your email address and username, to correspond to the new domain.<\/li>\n<li>On the website some of the material will not load or display. In this case, you can contact your developer and get your website\u2019s hard links updated.<\/li>\n<li>You will need to reapply for the certificate for the new domain if SSL certification was issued to the primary domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s see, how to Change a cPanel Account\u2019s Primary Domain Name:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Log into your \u201c<strong>WHM account<\/strong>\u201d using login details.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click on, \u201c<strong>Select List Accounts<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3. Click the \u201c+\u201d button\u201d next to it, to change a domain.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the \u201c<strong>Modify Account button<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>5. type the \u201c<strong>New domain name<\/strong>\u201d in the Primary Domain area.<\/p>\n<p>Warning: we do not suggest making any modifications to the Username field. Ever-changing the username can break the database connection, leading to web site code and configuration problems.<\/p>\n<p>6. Now to save the changes Click the &#8220;<strong>Save<\/strong>&#8221; button from the bottom of the page<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:-<\/strong> That you just will create an alias within the form of a subdomain or Addon domain whereas keeping the former domain\u2019s credentials. it&#8217;ll act as a stopgap till you make the mandatory changes to the new domain name.<\/p>\n<p>So, you\u2019ve with success modified the primary domain name of your cPanel account. If you&#8217;re still facing any problem within the procedure mentioned on top of, be happy to reach out to the ownwebservers team for proactive support 24\u00d77.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is potential to change the primary domain name of any cPanel account through WHM. Users of VPS, Reseller or Dedicated Hosting can take pleasure in this article. Note:- Please remember of the changes which will occur if you alter your cPanel account\u2019s primary domain name. 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