A subdomain is a website address, which is under a main, or a root domain name. An example is something.domain.com, where 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 employing the domain name as part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be completely independent and even hosted by a different provider. Using a subdomain can be very beneficial if you wish to have different websites which are related in some way. For instance, you may have a web-based store under the main domain along with a forum under a subdomain so as to provide means for your clients to ask questions and / or share opinions regarding your products. The benefit of using a subdomain instead of a subfolder is that the sites are going to be separated, so you can update one of them or perform maintenance without affecting the other.

Subdomains in Shared Hosting

When you use shared hosting packages you will be able to create subdomains with a few mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel. All of them are going to be listed in a single spot along with the domain names hosted in the account and grouped under their own domain in order to make their managing a lot easier. No matter the plan that you select, you will be able to create many subdomains and set their access folder or set up custom error pages along the way. Additionally, you will have access to many functions for any of them with only a mouse click, so from the very same section where you create them you can access their DNS records, files, visitor statistics, etc. As opposed to other providers, we have not limited the amount of subdomains that you can have even if you host only one domain address within the account.

Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our Linux semi-dedicated packages do not have a limit for the amount of subdomains you can create. Adding a new subdomain inside the account takes just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia hosting CP and in the process you can pick the folder the subdomain will access if it is going to be different from the default one, create custom-made error pages, enable FrontPage Extensions if you need them or set a dedicated IP address rather than the shared server one provided you have added this upgrade to your semi-dedicated account. When the subdomain is created, you can access logs and visitor stats or you can swiftly jump to the site files for it in the File Manager area via quick access buttons. All subdomains you have in the account are going to be conveniently listed under their root domain, so you'll be able to find and control any of them with ease.