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Why does my website work with www but not without?
Basically www is just a subdomain. The reason the specific site doesn’t work without the www subdomain can either be a misconfigured DNS or a misconfigured configuration.
Does a domain name need www?
Without the ‘www’, you must set your root (non-www) domain DNS A-record to point at your web server’s IP address. This can be too rigid if you encounter availability or performance issues; the A-record is fixed and can take a day or two for changes to propagate.
What happens if you dont use www?
In the case of Web sites that happen to work without the “www” prefix, it simply means that the administrator has decided that if there is no prefix, the IP address returned should be the IP address for the Web server. For more information, check out the links on the next page.
Why do some websites need www?
Some sites require it because the service is configured on that particular set up to deliver web content via the www sub-domain only. This is correct as www is the conventional sub-domain for “World Wide Web” traffic. Just as port 80 is the standard port.
How do I set up WWW on my website?
Most website projects go through these steps:
- Make a plan for your website’s structure and content.
- Register a domain name – ideally pick a .com.
- Find a website builder (and hosting provider) to create your site.
- Optimize it for search engines.
- Launch your website.
Can you add a domain without a WWW?
I remember trying to do that earlier, but Azure did not allow the entry without a www. originally (about a month back) but now it accepted and started working immediately. I also couldn’t add my domain to Azure without the leading “www.”. I realised that I should have had two CNAME DNS records set up instead of just one. I had the following set up:
How to add a domain to Azure without a WWW?
Within Azure go to Domain Mappings and make an entry for sitename.com in addition to www.sitename.com ! that worked for me.. I remember trying to do that earlier, but Azure did not allow the entry without a www. originally (about a month back) but now it accepted and started working immediately.
Do you need CNAME for awverify subdomains?
If using A Record it’s necessary to add CNAME for awverify.* subdomains. Azure needs that to assure that you have access to a given domain (A Record points at virtual IP that Azure gives) When using CNAME it’s only a case of adding a proper host and pointint it at *.azurewebsites.net.