Subdomains
Subdomains are a way of creating separate accounts within
your master account, which are accessed as separate
URLs. For example, you could set up a "timber" subdomain
on your master account "hardware.org.mart", which would
be accessed as "timber.hardware.org.mart". A lot of
larger businesses use subdomains to establish branding
and focus on separate product lines, because a subdomain
creates a separate URL and web presence. However, you
do not create a new CPanel when you
create a subdomain. You still perform most administration
functions for the subdomain through your master CPanel.
Practically, a subdomain is a sub folder within the
public_http level of your account that
has it's own cgi-bin directory. The
"timber" example above creates a new top-level folder
called timber, with a cgi-bin
sub-folder. Upload your files for the subdomain to this
location, including a separate home file (such as index.htm).
Currently you cannot create e-mail accounts with the
subdomain extension. A workaround for this is to create
an account called "sales-timber@hardware.org.mart",
or similar.
To add a subdomain:
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Click on the Subdomains button
on the home page.
Note: You can only successfully
create a new subdomain once your DNS number has
successfully propagated for this account.
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Enter the text for the new subdomain in the field
in the available field. You must conform to domain
name conventions for the addition to the name.
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Click on the Add button. A folder
with the same name as the subdomain has now been
added to your public_html folder,
with a cgi-bin sub-folder (if CGI
scripts are enabled on your account).
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