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Propagation of DNS can take up to 24/48 hours. How long ago did you change the DNS? Which DNS records did you change?
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Sep 17, 2024
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DNS points to old server
I changed the DNS for my domain today and it keeps pointing to the old server. I cleared DNS and caches on chrome, windows and in https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/cache and it's still not working.
When I use a VPN or private mode on safari everything works fine and it points to the right server. I tried every solution online, any other suggestions? (it's urgent the website needs to be up asap)
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@jaseofspades88 Thanks for the fast response. I changed it 1 hour ago. I changed the DNS in the domain name which was previously pointed to a free host. Now I pointed it now to a shared hosting server I just subscribed to.
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@peuf you cannot retrospectively change dns ttl.
Domain servers that have previously learned the ttl have to wait for it to expire before they ask again
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Also bear in mind that your experience might differ from your visitors. A new visitor to your site might get the new address immediately whereas your DNS will be showing old info for some time.
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Thanks a lot everyone, very grateful for this community! The issue was solved in 5-6 hours as you said @snapey @jaseofspades88
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Glad to hear, @peuf. By all means close the thread to help people out in future!
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