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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