A subdomain is a website address, which is under a main, or a root domain. One example is something.domain.com, where domain.com is the main domain address, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Each and every subdomain can have its own site and records i.e. apart from employing the domain name as part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be entirely independent and also hosted by a different service provider. Employing a subdomain can be quite handy if you want to have different web sites that are related in some way. For instance, you may have a web-based store under the main domain as well as a forum under a subdomain so as to offer means for your clients to ask questions and share experiences regarding your products. The benefit of employing a subdomain rather than 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 Shared Web Hosting
Our shared web hosting packages will allow you to set up numerous subdomains for any domain name hosted within your account without any difficulty. Provided that the main domain address is added, it takes two mouse clicks to create a subdomain and choose what folder it will open (if different from the default one), set custom error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions, set a shared IP address or a dedicated one, and more. All subdomains are going to be conveniently listed in alphabetical order under their main domain for quick access and control. By right-clicking on any one of them and by using fast access buttons you can see the error logs, visitor statistics or website files for that particular subdomain. We haven't set a limit for the amount of subdomains that you can create with any one of our plans, so you can have as many as you wish.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
Through our semi-dedicated server plans, you are going to be able to create an unlimited number of subdomains for any one of the domains you add as hosted in the account. It will take a couple of clicks to create a new subdomain and throughout the process you're going to be able to to add unique error pages for it, select if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP, change the default folder that it will access or activate FrontPage Extensions. All subdomains that you have in the account are going to be arranged under their root domain in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to see and control all of them without difficulty. Through instant access buttons and right-click menus you'll also be able to jump to the site files in the File Manager section or check logs, visitor statistics and other information about any one of your subdomains.