{"id":18098,"date":"2024-12-02T12:50:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=18098"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:09:04","password":"","slug":"how-to-remove-a-dns-zone-from-whm","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-remove-a-dns-zone-from-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove a DNS zone from WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Removing a DNS zone from WHM is a simple process, typically done when a domain is no longer hosted on the server, or its DNS is managed elsewhere. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have root access to the server&#8217;s WHM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Log in to WHM either with the root account. Normally you will use one of the URLs below;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>http:&#47;&#47;your_server_ip:2087\n\nhttps:\/\/your_server_hostname:2087<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-zoooom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-703.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-703.png\" style=\"width:1203px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Navigate to &#8220;<em>Home \/ DNS Functions \/ Delete a DNS Zone<\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-62.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-62.png 1019w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-62-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-62-768x193.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Select the domain or domains to delete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Click the &#8220;<em>Delete<\/em>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-65.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-65.png 929w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-65-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-65-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Verify that you want to delete the listed domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step <\/strong>6: Click the &#8220;<em>Delete<\/em>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-66.png 986w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-66-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-66-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The DNS zone will be deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removing a DNS zone from WHM is a simple process, typically done when a domain is no longer hosted on the server, or its DNS is managed elsewhere. 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