Update 28/2/07: I already changed my current blog domain from http://hafreze.blogspot.com to http://www.hafreze.com.
How to use Namecheap.com to configure your CNAME records.
I,ve been using Namecheap.com for almost 2 years and after all I very satisfied with their service. Eventually, Blogger Help didn’t list Namecheap.com as one of their common registras. So, it might give some difficulties to the webmaster to create the CNAME records.
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The setup was quite easy.
Important : I skip the buying process, I think most of us should know how to buy the domain..
- So, after you already buy the domain that you prefer, you’ll be redirected to ‘My Account’.
- Search the domain that you had buy before, such as ‘hafreze.com’ . Then, you’ll enter the ‘Modify Domain’ page.
- Under ‘Host Management’ section, find ‘All Host Records’ and click it.
Then, under ‘IP Adress/url’ section, you may enter the ‘ghs.google.com’ beside the sign ‘@’. After that, save it..voila..- Correction!! Then, under ‘IP Address/URL’ section, you have to enter the ghs.google.com beside the ‘www’ sign, not the ‘@’…after that, save it..
- If not, then your blog url will be appeared as http://hafreze.com instead of common one ‘http://www.hafreze.com’…it’s a lot of different though..
- And Important notice, in your blogger account, find ‘Setting >Publishing’, under your domain section, you have to type ‘www.yourdomain.com’..then click save.
By Agent J on Jan 30, 2007
Thanks for this tutorial. I have been with namecheap for a while too, but when I try to make a similar modification to my domain I do not have the same list of options as shown in your picture. I only have the general and advanced sections visible. No sign of the mail management or domain management sections. Any idea why this might be the case?
Jeff
By VK on Mar 6, 2007
Does it work instantly or you’ll have to wait a few hours?
Currently, the URL changes to http://ghs.google.com./ after following your tutorial.
Is this correct..?
By Danny Foo on Mar 6, 2007
Thanks for the tutorial. It worked after waiting for 30 mins.
But here’s the weird part. Something is making it not work in IE and Opera. When I type domain-name.com into those browsers, they came come up with ‘The page could not be displayed’.
And I noticed your blog having this trouble as well.
By hafreze on Mar 7, 2007
vk : i think you not putting your url inside the blogger account..go to ’setting > publishing > switch to blogger custom domain’…then enter your preferred domain inside that blank box..after that, then you login into the namecheap account and assign the ghs.google.com..
danny foo : i test my url into all browser..it seems workingfine..well..i try ur url..also fine in all browser..i think must wait for a little while laa..
By Chris on Mar 18, 2007
I got mine working fine, thank you so much, you’re a genius
By Anonymous on Apr 25, 2007
I don’t think it happens instantly, at least for all servers. Mine Loaded to http://ghs.google.com./ at first as well. I thought I was doing it wrong and kept changing it. :3
By abdfatah on Sep 17, 2007
wuahahahhaa… sudah jumpa ia di sini… begitu caranya? akan cuba sedaya uapaya yang boleh…
wordpress takleh guna ke?
By Slide on Apr 5, 2008
Thanks for the help.
By gre on May 23, 2008
Hi hafreze, thanks for the tutor. Now http://www.template-godown.com is alive. :)
also inform you that I make the same tutor as yours but with a detailed screenshot.
regards,
gre-
ps. : but you use a wordpress engine right?