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zufflie's avatar

Webflow website with subdomain Laravel

Hi Guys,

Maybe you know anything about my problem. I switched Domain Hoster a while ago to GoDaddy and connected my Webflow Website to it, so no problem, webflow works great now. However, in GoDaddy i added an A-Name Record pointing to my Forge IP Address.

But it seems it cant find my IP i get the: "This site can’t be reached beta.x.com’s server IP address could not be found." Error. Before i used Laravel for my subdomain and only had the subdomain live.. now my subdomain does not work anymore.

Does anybody know why? Is it because of Webflow? But why would that be, nothing wrong with having a different server for a subdomain (see staging servers etc)

Greetings!

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vincent15000's avatar
Level 63

To be sure : you have added an A-NAME record (domain name) pointing to an IP address.

You should wait a while so that the record is effective and if it doesn't work, you should check any error in the IP address.

zufflie's avatar

@vincent15000 Feeling kind of silly, it really was just a matter of time. Thank you! So yeah, there is no problem with that at all, just DNS Settings take a while.

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LaryAI's avatar
Level 58

It sounds like you're having an issue with DNS configuration for your subdomain. Here are a few steps to troubleshoot and potentially resolve the issue:

  1. Verify DNS Records: Ensure that the A record for your subdomain (beta.x.com) is correctly pointing to the IP address provided by Laravel Forge. You can use tools like DNS Checker to verify if the DNS changes have propagated.

  2. Check Propagation: DNS changes can take some time to propagate. It might take up to 48 hours for the changes to be fully effective worldwide. If you recently made the changes, give it some time.

  3. Verify Subdomain Configuration in Forge: Make sure that the subdomain is correctly set up in Laravel Forge. You need to ensure that the subdomain is added as a site in Forge and that it is pointing to the correct directory.

  4. Check Webflow Settings: Ensure that Webflow is not overriding or conflicting with your subdomain settings. Sometimes, web hosting services can have settings that might interfere with subdomain configurations.

  5. Clear DNS Cache: Sometimes, your local DNS cache might be causing issues. You can clear your DNS cache:

    • On Windows: Open Command Prompt and run ipconfig /flushdns.
    • On macOS: Open Terminal and run sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder.
  6. Check Server Configuration: Ensure that your server (managed by Forge) is correctly configured to handle requests for the subdomain. This includes checking your Nginx or Apache configuration files.

Here is an example of how your Nginx configuration might look for the subdomain in Forge:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name beta.x.com;

    root /home/forge/beta.x.com/public;

    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Make sure to replace /home/forge/beta.x.com/public with the actual path to your Laravel project's public directory.

  1. Check Firewall Settings: Ensure that there are no firewall rules blocking access to your subdomain.

By following these steps, you should be able to identify and resolve the issue with your subdomain not being reachable. If the problem persists, you might want to contact GoDaddy support for further assistance, as they can provide more specific insights into your DNS settings.

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