80 Domain Name Canonical Name Update

A canonical name is the properly denoted host name of a computer or network server a cname specifies an alias or nickname for a canonical host name record in a domain name system database in programming the term canonical means according to the rules the dns is the standard method of defining the locations of sites on the internet particularly web sites.

Domain name canonical name. Using a set of rules the canonical name of a host computer is translated into the actual domain name which is then translated into the computer s ip address canonical names are essential when running multiple network services. A computer hosting a web site must have an ip address in order to be connected to the world wide web. It is essential when running multiple services from a single ip address.

Canonical name cname is a record in the dns database that indicates the true host name of a computer associated with its aliases. A canonical name also known as a cname or a cname record is a domain name system record it is used to establish that a domain name is a nickname for another domain.