SiteWorx Questions

Is it possible to add more than one domain to a SiteWorx account?

Yes, it is possible to add more than one domain to a SiteWorx Account. Information on how to add secondary domains can be found here. Information on adding subdomains can be found here.

The ability to add secondary and subdomains is a permission that must be granted to the SiteWorx account, either when it is created, or by editing the account features after the fact. SiteWorx users who do not see secondary or subdomains listed as options should contact their hosting provider.

Is it possible to back up SiteWorx accounts?

Yes, InterWorx includes a backup system that can easily be used to backup and restore SiteWorx accounts, both from the browser, and from the CLI.

  • Information on how to back up SiteWorx accounts from NodeWorx can be found here

  • Information on scheduling regular backups through NodeWorx can be found here

  • Information on how to back up SiteWorx account, and schedule regular backups from SiteWorx can be found here

InterWorx also includes the ability to back up to Amazon S3, and includes a plugin for Acronis.

  • Instructions on how to back up to S3 can be found here

  • Information on the Acronis plugin can be found here

Can Full/Complete backups be restored from within SiteWorx?

No, full backup restores can only be completed by a NodeWorx user. SiteWorx users who would like a full backup of their SiteWorx account restored would need to contact their hosting provider to do so.

How is creating a SiteWorx account called forum.mysite.com different from just creating a subdomain named forum.mysite.com within the mysite.com SiteWorx account?

In InterWorx, creating a subdomain under an existing SiteWorx account will simply create a directory inside the master domain’s html directory for that subdomain’s files. So, for example, after creating a subdomain named forum.mysite.com:

[root@server ~]# cd /home/mysiteco/mysite.com/html/
[root@server html]# ls -la
total 96
drwx--s--x 4 mysiteco mysiteco    66 Mar  6 14:24 .
drwx--s--x 4 mysiteco mysiteco    36 Mar  6 14:23 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 mysiteco mysiteco     6 Mar  6 14:23 cgi-bin
drwxr-sr-x 2 mysiteco mysiteco     6 Mar  6 14:24 forum
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mysiteco mysiteco 93113 Mar  6 14:23 index.html
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mysiteco mysiteco   816 Mar  6 14:23 robots.txt
[root@server html]#

The subdomain is also added a Server Alias in the master domain’s vhost, rather than having its own:

[root@server html]# cat /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhost_mysite.com.conf

<VirtualHost 10.1.14.36:80>
DocumentRoot   /home/mysiteco/mysite.com/html
ServerName     mysite.com

# Default Aliases
ServerAlias    www.mysite.com ftp.mysite.com mail.mysite.com
# Subdomains
ServerAlias    forum.mysite.com
ServerAdmin    webmaster@mysite.com

However, creating forum.mysite.com as its own SiteWorx account will allow that domain to have the same functionality as any other SiteWorx account–it will have its own Linux user and home directory completely separate from mysite.com:

[root@server html]# cd /home/forummys/forum.mysite.com/html/
[root@server html]# ls -la
total 96
drwx--s--x 3 forummys forummys    54 Mar  6 14:28 .
drwx--s--x 4 forummys forummys    36 Mar  6 14:28 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 forummys forummys     6 Mar  6 14:28 cgi-bin
-rwxr-xr-x 1 forummys forummys 93125 Mar  6 14:28 index.html
-rwxr-xr-x 1 forummys forummys   816 Mar  6 14:28 robots.txt
[root@server html]#

It will also have its own vhost, separate from mysite.com’s:

[root@server html]# cat /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhost_forum.mysite.com.conf

<VirtualHost 10.1.14.36:80>
DocumentRoot   /home/forummys/forum.mysite.com/html
ServerName     forum.mysite.com

# Default Aliases
ServerAlias    www.forum.mysite.com ftp.forum.mysite.com mail.forum.mysite.com
ServerAdmin    webmaster@forum.mysite.com