A subdomain is a website address, that is under a main, or a root domain. An illustration is something.domain.com, where domain.com is the main domain, 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 part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be fully independent and also hosted by a separate provider. Employing a subdomain can be very useful if you wish to have different web sites which are related in some way. For example, you may have a web-based store under the main domain along with a forum under a subdomain so as to offer means for your clients to ask questions or share thoughts concerning your products. The best thing about using a subdomain instead of a subfolder is that the web sites are going to be separated, so that you can update one of them or perform maintenance without affecting the other.
Subdomains in Website Hosting
Every website hosting package which we offer will allow you to create many subdomains with no more than a couple of mouse clicks in your web hosting CP. They'll all be listed in the section in which you create them and grouped under the main domain for more convenience, so you can effortlessly keep tabs on all of them. Furthermore, you can access many functions for any of the subdomains through right-click context menus - for instance, you can view or modify their DNS records, access the website files, and a lot more. While setting up a new subdomain, you'll also have numerous options that you can select from - specify the default access folder, create custom error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions or choose if the subdomain will use a shared or a dedicated IP address. The number of subdomains you'll have is entirely up to you since we haven't limited this feature for any of our packages.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
Using our semi-dedicated server plans, you will be able to create an unrestricted number of subdomains for any of the domains you add as hosted in the account. It requires a few clicks to set up a new subdomain and during the process you will be able to add tailor-made error pages for it, select if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP, change the default folder that it'll access or activate FrontPage Extensions. All subdomains you've got within the account will be grouped under their root domain in alphabetical order and you'll be able to see and manage them with ease. Through fast access buttons and right-click menus you will also be able to jump to the website files within the File Manager section or see logs, visitor stats and other information about any of your subdomains.