Title: http://domain.com vs http://www.domain.com
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# http://domain.com vs http://www.domain.com

 *  [kirkhayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirkhayes/)
 * (@kirkhayes)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpdomaincom-vs-httpwwwdomaincom/)
 * I am having serious problems with my website. It can easily be viewed with ie
   @ [http://kirkhayes.com](http://kirkhayes.com), but if you try [http://www.kirkhayes.com](http://www.kirkhayes.com)
   you will get an error. I also was trying firefox, but got a homepage that was
   text only…no formatting.
 * I am confused because I thought that [http://domain.com](http://domain.com) is
   the same as [http://www.domain.com](http://www.domain.com). Am I wrong?

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 *  [lelion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lelion/)
 * (@lelion)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpdomaincom-vs-httpwwwdomaincom/#post-499628)
 * Hi,
 * It’s probably related to some settings in your Control Panel / your hosting /
   DNS.
 * What kind of error it gives?
 * For example, when I was setting up my hosting with DreamHost, I had an option
   of:
 * 1) Use both [http://www.mydomain.com](http://www.mydomain.com) and just mydomain.
   com
    2) Redirect [http://www.mydomain.com](http://www.mydomain.com) to mydomain.
   com 3) Redirect mydomain.com to [http://www.mydomain.com](http://www.mydomain.com)
 * I guess, in your case, the WWW option isn’t properly working/set up. Check through
   your panel. You may also ask your host in a support letter/ticket to check this
   for you and to make so www… also works as the other option (with out the “www”
   prefix).
 * Hope this help? 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [lelion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lelion/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/httpdomaincom-vs-httpwwwdomaincom/#post-499628)
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