How to restore the deleted AddOn Domain

[snyderthing]

Website URL

sladen.infinityfreeapp.com

(please specify the URL of the site on which you are experiencing the problem)

Error Message

There isn’t an error message. The page doesn’t load and a blank page shows.
The blank page URL is:
http://ww01.infinityfreeapp.com/?pid=9POT3387I&pbsubid=f9da9268-c58d-4892-bf9f-cb4d0b740fc3&noads=http%3A%2F%2Fww01.infinityfreeapp.com%2F%3Fskipskenzo%3Dtrue

(please share the FULL error message you see, if applicable)

Other Information

I have been experimenting with how I might add SSL and an actual domain name. I thought that I might have added the “AddOn” domain a couple of days ago and I wasn’t sure what would happen if I deleted it. Apparently, that was a bad thing to delete. I tried to add it again, but I don’t see anything.

I CAN see my files using file manager, though. Is there a way to view my website using the IP address while DNS stuff gets recreated? Do I need to do more to see my site at sladen.infinityfreeapp.com ?

(other information and details relevant to your question)

[ChrisPAR]

You’ll need to readd it through the subdomains page, and if this was the domain you signed up with, move your site’s contents to the newly created sladen.infinityfreeapp.com/htdocs folder.

[snyderthing]

So I have an htdocs folder.

I now also have a sladen.infinityfreeapp.com folder which has an htdocs folder and it seems that the system created that.

Both of the htdocs folders now have the same files as I uploaded all my files again into the htdocs folder that was empty. I still can’t see any content when I go to sladen.infinityfreeapp.com

[ChrisPAR]

I see it just fine:

Try clearing your DNS cache or some of the other advice in this article:

When will my domain name start working

If you’ve just created your account, or just added a new domain name to an account, you may be surprised that you are unable to view your website when using the domain. Instead you may see: An advertisements page, with ?z being added to the URL. An error saying “This site can’t be reached”. This is usually caused by a system called DNS Caching. This article explains how DNS Caching works, why your website isn’t up yet and what you can do to see your website right now. When will I be able to …

[snyderthing]

Okay. Thanks a lot for the screenshot.

Firefox saw it, but it was weird. Edge didn’t.

I will clear caches and also check out that document.

[snyderthing]

Is it possible to configure things so that I don’t need to have the extra folder? Can I delete the sladen.infinityfreeapp.com folder and just use the original htdocs folder?

[ChrisPAR]

@snyderthing

Can I delete the sladen.infinityfreeapp.com folder and just use the original htdocs folder?

Unfortunately no, but you can delete the original htdocs folder, as it will no longer point to anything.