A subdomain is a part of a web address which is under the main domain, such as name.example.com. Actually, even in www.example.com the "www" element is a subdomain since the fully qualified domain name is only "example.com". Each subdomain can have its own web site and records and can also be hosted through a different provider if you want to use a specific feature which isn't provided by your current service provider. An example for using a subdomain is if you have a company website as well as an online store under a subdomain where customers can purchase your products. You can even have a forum where they can discuss the products and by employing subdomains as opposed to subfolders you are going to avoid any risk of all sites going down if you perform maintenance, or update one of the website scripts. Keeping the sites separated is also more secure in the case of a script security breach.
Subdomains in Shared Hosting
Our shared hosting packages will allow you to create hundreds of subdomains for every domain name hosted in your account without any problem. Assuming that the main domain is added, it takes two mouse clicks to create a subdomain and choose what folder it will open (if different from the default one), set customized error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions, set a shared IP address or a dedicated one, and much more. All subdomains are going to be conveniently listed in alphabetical order under their main domain for effortless access and control. By right-clicking on any one of them and by using instant access buttons you can view the error logs, visitor statistics or site files for that particular subdomain. We have not set a limit for the total amount of subdomains that you can create with any one of our plans, so you can have as many as you wish.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated servers do not have a restriction for the number of subdomains that you can create. Adding a new subdomain in the account takes only a couple of clicks within the Hepsia hosting CP and in the process you can choose the folder the subdomain is going to access if it will be different from the default one, set up tailor-made error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions if you need them or create a dedicated IP address rather than the shared server one if you have added such an upgrade to your semi-dedicated account. When the subdomain is set up, you will be able to access logs and visitor stats or swiftly jump to the website files for it in the File Manager area through instant access buttons. All subdomains that you have in the account are going to be conveniently listed under their root domain, so you will be able to find and control any of them effortlessly.