Check Domain


Server CGI Connection Paths

Live: http://www.onlinenic.com/cgi-bin/english/E_b_check_domain.cgi


Parameters to be submitted

user_id Your OnlineNIC reseller id.
o_time Order time, format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. Example: 2000-02-20 12:03:33
url This is the full path URL to your template CGI. The OnlineNIC server will communicate its results to this CGI.
checksum MD5 validation key between reseller and OnlineNIC.
domain Domain to be registered. Use domain.com, domain.net, or domain.org for testing purposes.
type_encode Domain language type: 0 (ascii), 1 (simplified Chinese), 2 (traditional Chinese), 3 (Japanese), 4 (Korean), 800(.biz), 805(.info)

Note: MD5 validation code (checksum) is produced as follows:

checksum = md5(user_id+o_time+url+md5(password)+domain)

"Password" refers to the reseller's OnlineNIC passowrd. Other values are identical to those variables submitted by reseller during registration.


The format for submitted form should look like this:

<form action="http://www.onlinenic.com/cgi-bin/english/E_b_check_domain.cgi" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="user_id" value="10575">
<input type="hidden" name="o_time" value="2000-06-18 20:00:00">
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="http://yourserver.com/yourscript.php">
<input type="hidden" name="checksum" value="419021bc54f522ecfe8903a7895735f5">
<input type="hidden" name="domain" value="mydomain">
<input type="hidden" name="type_encode" value="0">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>


OnlineNIC return values:

user_id Reseller's reseller_id
o_time Order time (the time reseller sumbitted this request)
success Result of call to OnlineNIC server, starting with result code, and ending with result message. A "0" indicates success. A non-zero code indicates failure. Most failure repsonses will include a text message explaining the error.
checksum MD5 validation code (checksum). Reseller can test returned data with this MD5 checksum to verify its integrity.

MD5 validation code (checksum) is produced as follows:

checksum = md5(user_id+o_time+success+md5(password))

"Password" refers to the reseller's OnlineNIC passowrd. Other values are identical to those variables submitted by reseller during registration.