A subdomain is a web address, that's under a main, or a root domain name. An example is something.domain.com, in which domain.com is the main domain, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Each subdomain can have its own site and records i.e. apart from using the domain name as a part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be completely independent and also hosted by a separate service provider. Employing a subdomain could be very practical if you'd like to have different web sites which are associated in some way. For instance, you could have an on-line store under the main domain as well as a forum under a subdomain so as to provide means for your clients to ask questions and share thoughts concerning your products. The main advantage of using a subdomain as opposed to a subfolder is that the sites are going to be separated, so that you can update one of them or perform maintenance not affecting the other.
Subdomains in Web Hosting
Each and every web hosting plan that we supply will allow you to create numerous subdomains with no more than a few clicks within your website hosting Control Panel. They are going to be listed in the area where you create them and arranged under the main domain for more convenience, so you can easily keep tabs on every one of them. In addition, you can access many functions for any one of the subdomains using right-click context menus - as an example, you can view or edit their DNS records, access the website files, plus much more. While setting up a new subdomain, you will also have lots of options that you can choose from - define the default access folder, set unique error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions or choose if the subdomain is going to use a shared or a dedicated IP address. What number of subdomains you are going to have is 100 % up to you because we haven't restricted this feature for any of our plans.