Can add-on domains be set-up using DA and how is it done?

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Here is part of an article I read at webhostdir.com about so called add-on domains. Is it possible to set them up in Direct Admin?

I have tried both Site Redirection and Domain Pointers but the address bar is always the original domain using those 2 functions as they seem to only use parked domain or domain forwarding from what I can tell, and not the add-on domain names as I want and discussed in the article. Thanks.

....An add-on domain is a new domain name that points to a subdirectory within your existing domain hosting account, where the website for the new domain will reside. Add-on domains must be registered domain names that you own, and that are configured to point to your web host's servers.

From a web user perspective, an add-on domain functions just like any other domain. For example, if you already have a hosting account under www.main-domain.com, you can register and set up an add-on domain (for example: www.add-on-domain.com), so that when your visitors type "http://www.add-on-domain.com" in their browser, they will be transported to the new site.

The advantage of add-on domains is that the browser's address bar will show "http://www.add-on-domain.com" (there will be no reference to the original domain), so the process will be totally transparent to your users. If your users navigates to another page, their browser will accordingly show "http://www.add-on-domain.com/anotherpage.html", just like it should.
 
DirectAdmin has come up with a much, much better solution than classical "add-on domains." In DA, you can create completely separate domains, allowing your control panel to be forked for each additional domain.

To add additional domains, see CMD_ADDITIONAL_DOMAINS
Also see here for the site-helper pages.
 
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