How to add dedicated IP to addon domain or sub-domain

To add dedicated IP to addon domain or sub-domain

This post explains for how to add dedicated IP to addon domain or sub-domain. Please follows step by steps.

Step 1: You will need to first add the domain to your cPanel account.

Step 2: Login to your server via SSH.

Step 3: Edit the virtual host file for addondomain located at: /var/cpanel/useradata/username/addondomain.maindoman.com

                                                 or

Edit the virtual host file for subdomain located at:
/var/cpanel/useradata/username/subdomain.maindoman.com

Step  3 ( A ): First you must locate the line with the current IP address and edit this to your desired dedicated IP address

Step 3 ( B ): Save your file without changing anything else.

Step 4: Now run /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/rebuildhttpdconf

                               or

/scripts/rebuildhttpdconf

Step 5: Login into WHM and navigate to Main >> DNS Functions >> Edit DNS Zone

Step 6: Select your desired domain name here and click edit.

Step 7: Update your A records now to the new IP address and click save.

Step 8: Finally, it is recommended that you restart both Apache and the DNS server.

That’s it! 🙂