Looking at my domain network, I noticed I have a big mess. I actually blame how 1 Click Installs works on my hosting, but it is nonetheless – my responsibility. I also seen that there are a few things I must consider as for what is a priority, So, I will now detail on what will be done. The biggest challenge will be this web site which is very large to say the least and may face some problems. So, here is what I am planning on doing.
Databases
Databases are very important for CMS backends like Word Press. However, when using a 1 click install, a new hostname (URL) to a dedicated database for that one blog will be created. In reality, a single database can handle more than one Word Press Site if done properly. Therefore, every domain will have a single URL for the database, and the database will host all of the tables with prefixing on the database names based on the sub-domain. Since sub-domains are unique, this will mean the tables in the database will be unique.
The hardest one will be this site. This database is almost 5MB, and I believe there is a 1MB limit on importing content. I am going to have research a bit on how to move the database properly before I go off and push this to the Pilone.Name database.
Big Ass What If
This site has already been consolidated with the databases, but most of the sites has been killed temporary. There are currently 2 in BETA which my goal is to finish those two before I add another sub-domain (site). The main web site will be a blog site detailing any changes, and small noteworthy what if’s.
fsp.CC
Currently, this site is set to redirect to my main site. However, I will eventually change this to be a redirect site. This will eventually replace fsp.tw which will save me $35 a year. While this may not sound like much, on a limited income – $35 is a small hit. FSP.CC is currently hosted with GoDaddy, but will be moved to Dreamhost before the registrar fee is due.
fsp.IM
This site has been very unproductive. It was intended for people who may need or want a web site that were friends of mine (family is integrated with pilone.name). However, it has been relatively unserved. I can only guess that it is because of the domain name. Since 3 letter domains are hard to come by, and this one is relatively reasonable in price, I will be keeping it. I will set it to forward to my personal site until I can come up with a purpose for it.
fspuntd.COM
This domain is free with Dreamhost as they provide a free .COM/.NET/.ORG address. However, most likely – I will let this domain expire, and find a more reasonable name. In turn, the email addresses that are associated with this domain will be changed over from fspuntd.com to fsp.cc.
pilone.NAME
This domain is exclusively for family in good standing with me. At time of writing this post, this will include myself (obviously), my brother – Chris, my niece Alexis, and my nephews Gage, and Xavier. It will also include all of my pets (Malak and Talisa). If Andie decided to carry the last name (as in marriage), she will also have an address here. In addition, if I should get married, have children, or have new pets, they too will be integrated.
All people are given their own sub domain. As you can see here – this site is at http://frank.pilone.name Any web sites not active will redirect to the appropriate pilone.tel address which is also designated in a similar way. Email addresses are always first-name@pilone.name. with a similar .tel address. Sub-Domains will typically be set up with Word Press, but other options will be made available.
.TEL Domains
All .TEL domains that will be kept will be hosted by TelNIC which is how all .TEL domains are hosted. The main ones to consider will be fsp.tel which is my personal contact directory. pilone.tel which is the family contact directory. Also, each of my pets will have a contact directory.
fsp.ph/.tw
While I would love to have these domains, this will be a bit too expensive to keep for my plans. Therefore, I will not be renewing them. fsp.ph will currently redirect to fsp.tel and the home page of fsp.tw will link to fsp.tel as it will serve for already registered redirects until the registration expires (2012-12-31). I can not remember when fsp.ph expires, but since it already redirects to my contact directory, it won’t be much of an issue.
Friends’ sites
I am not sure if I will keep telmy.tel. Most likely, the answer will be no. As for a personal web site for friends, most likely the current sites will be remaining unless the site has no content. If there is no content, the site will be deleted, and will move to a more general domain name. If I still have fspuntd.com, I will have to pay a registrar fee, however after that, it will be used on the free domain name provided by Dreamhost.
I would recommend to friends that they invest in a .TEL domain. This will make their lives easier, and can use that domain to provide contact information. This contact information can be as simple as a web site, a phone number, or email address.
