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Category: Registrars

How To Verify Domain Ownership With WHOIS

Verifying the ownership of a domain name is an essential step when considering buying a domain, transferring it, or simply confirming its rightful owner. The most reliable way to check domain ownership is by using a WHOIS search, which provides official registration details from a global database. WHOIS records are maintained by domain registrars and regulated by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers). These records are publicly accessible and contain key information about domain ownership. What is WHOIS Search?How to Verify Domain Ownership with WHOISNavigate to WHOIS SearchSearch Your Domain NameVerify Domain OwnershipAdditional InformationWHOIS Privacy ServicesWHOIS for SubdomainsGeneral Domain Verifyin […]

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What Happens When My Domain Expires?

Your domain name is one of the most important elements of your website. If it expires, your website, emails, and any connected services will cease to work. Understanding what happens when a domain expires and how to recover it is essential for keeping your website live and uninterrupted. Domain expiry doesn’t mean instant deletion. There are multiple phases before a domain becomes available for another person to register. What Does Domain Expiry Mean?What is the Domain Expiry Process?How to Recover an Expired DomainAdditional InformationHow to Prevent Domain ExpiryThe Cost of Expired DomainGeneral Domain Expired InformationHow to Choose The Perfect Domain Name What Does Domain Expiry Mean? When a domain reaches its expiratio […]

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How To Upgrade The Domains WHMCS Module

This Knowledgebase article covers step by step instructions on how to upgrade the Domains WHMCS Module. Latest Version :  5.1.0 Link to: Download Module for use with PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Latest Version :  5.1.0Link to: Download Module for use with PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3How To Upgrade The Domains WHMCS ModuleFull Description of Available Options: How To Upgrade The Domains WHMCS Module 1. Download the domainsDotCOZA WHMCS module provided in the link above. 2. Unzip the domainsDotCOZA.zip and copy the contents of the zip file into: modules/registrars/domainsDotCOZA/ 3. Confirm that modules/registrars/domainsDotCOZA/tools/config.php contains the username of a WHMCS administrator user. modules/registrars/domainsDotCOZA/t […]

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Is there a Demo available?

Domains.co.za Registrar Platform does have a development infrastructure should you wish to develop, or integrate your system into the Domains.co.za API. Please contact us regarding a demo at support@domains.co.za.  […]

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What is EPP?

Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) provides a simpler means of dealing with Domain Administration. It is becoming an international standard as the accepted means of communication between Registries and Registrars. In South Africa, ZARC (previously ZACR & prior UniForum) is the Registry managing the South African based .co.za domain names. ZARC had been using a proprietary ‘Legacy’ system, which requires a parsing of mailings. Although effective, it is time consuming, potentially prone to errors, and outdated in comparison to EPP. ZARC has adopted the EPP system to ease the process of dealing with co.za domains and their Registrars. […]

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