WordPress DNS Manager by DigitialPixies
Manage a self hosted DNS from WordPress. Ability to add, edit, delete DNS records (MX, SOA, CNAME, A RECORDS). This plugin is designed to generate the DNS file that can be used on the same server with nsd4 or the dns file can be exported and manually copied and pasted to another server. Future enhancements will be added such as dynamic ip resolution and change notifications.
QUICK GUIDE
1) Install and activate module
2) Add/edit DNS records as needed. Save the changes.
3) Either download or use the DNS that exists in the wordpress uploads folder. If the dns server is running on the same wordpress server, you can create a symbolic link to the dns file to your nsd’s dns zone folder location.
4) Click on “Restart” or “Save and Restart” to force nsd to restart. (If there are problems with permissions executing shell commands, you must make changes to sudo to allow execution of nsd-control by the webserver user. use “System Check” to confirm if there is a permission problem.)
Frequently Asked Question
I’m having problems logging in after plugin updates and/or WP upgrade
A plugin or WordPress upgrade has introduced some incomplete javascript into the login page (which it shouldn’t) and has caused this plugin’s javascript to subsequently not execute. To gain back access to the website:
1) Delete the dpt-dnsmanager plugin (or other plugins that you suspect is preventing your site from loading)
2) Login
3) Disable or uninstall the plugins impacting this module before re-installing dpt-dnsmanager plugin.
I’m having problems with permissions
If you encounter any errors with the “System Check” it fails for a few reasons:
* The response from the commands were different from what I expected. This could be due to differing versions
* You do not have sudo installed
* The webserver user is not configured to have permission to run some shell commands
How do I allow webserver user permission to execute sudo commands
This will differ between different Linux environments. Assuming you are using nsd4 and your webserver user is www-data:
1) create a file /etc/sudoers.d/nsd4
2) contents of the file should be (without quotes) “www-data ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/nsd-control, /usr/sbin/nsd”
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.