A subdomain is a website address, that's under a main, or a root domain name. One example is something.domain.com, in which domain.com is the main domain, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Every single subdomain can have its own site and records i.e. aside from employing the domain name as a part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be fully independent and even hosted by a separate service provider. Using a subdomain can be very handy if you wish to have different sites that are connected in some way. For example, you could have a web-based store under the main domain plus a forum under a subdomain in order to offer means for your customers to ask questions and share opinions concerning your products. The benefit of employing a subdomain as opposed to a subfolder is that the websites will be separated, so you are able to update one of them or perform maintenance without affecting the other.

Subdomains in Shared Hosting

Our shared hosting packages will permit you to create numerous subdomains for any domain name hosted inside your account without any difficulty. Assuming that the main domain name is added, it requires two clicks to set up a subdomain and pick what folder it's going to open (if different from the default one), set customized error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions, set a shared IP address or a dedicated one, and more. All subdomains will be conveniently listed in alphabetical order under their main domain for quick access and management. By right-clicking on any one of them and by using fast access buttons you can see the error logs, visitor statistics or site files for that particular subdomain. We have not set a limit for the total amount of subdomains you can create with any one of our plans, so you can have as many as you want.