A subdomain is a website url, that is under a main, or a root domain. An illustration is something.domain.com, where domain.com is the main domain name, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Each subdomain can have its own website and records i.e. apart from using the domain name as a part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be totally independent and even hosted by a separate company. Using a subdomain could be very beneficial if you want to have different sites which are associated in some way. As an example, you can have an online store under the main domain and a forum under a subdomain in order to supply means for your clients to ask questions and share experiences regarding your products. The best thing about using a subdomain instead of a subfolder is that the web sites are going to be separated, so you are able to update one of them or perform maintenance without affecting the other.
Subdomains in Website Hosting
Every single website hosting package we supply will permit you to create numerous subdomains with no more than a few clicks inside your website hosting Control Panel. They are going to be listed in the section where you create them and grouped under the main domain for more convenience, to help you effortlessly keep an eye on them all. In addition, you can access a lot of functions for any one of the subdomains using right-click context menus - for instance, you can view or modify their DNS records, access the site files, and a lot more. While setting up a new subdomain, you will also have many options that you can pick from - determine the default access folder, set unique error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions or decide if the subdomain is going to use a shared or a dedicated IP address. The amount of subdomains you will have is entirely up to you because we have not restricted this feature for any of our plans.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
With our semi-dedicated server plans, you are going to be able to create an unrestricted amount of subdomains for any one of the domains you add as hosted in the account. It requires a couple of mouse clicks to create a new subdomain and throughout the process you're going to be able to to add unique error pages for it, decide if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP, change the default folder that it will access or activate FrontPage Extensions. All subdomains you've got within the account are going to be grouped under their root domain in alphabetical order and you'll be able to see and manage them without difficulty. Using fast access buttons and right-click menus you'll also be able to jump to the site files within the File Manager area or see logs, visitor stats and other information about any one of your subdomains.