A subdomain is a part of a web address which is under the main domain, for instance name.example.com. Actually, even in www.example.com the "www" element is a subdomain given that the fully qualified domain name is just "example.com". Each subdomain could have its own web site and records and can even be hosted through a different company if you wish to use some feature which is not offered by your current provider. An illustration for using a subdomain is if you have a business website along with an online store under a subdomain where clients can buy your products. You can even have a forum where they can discuss the products and by using subdomains as an alternative to subfolders you are going to avoid any chance of all sites going down if you perform maintenance, or update one of the website scripts. Keeping the sites separated is also less risky in the event of a script security breach.
Subdomains in Cloud Web Hosting
Our cloud web hosting plans will allow you to set up countless subdomains for any domain hosted inside your account without any difficulty. Provided that the main domain name is added, it takes 2 mouse clicks to set up a subdomain and select what folder it's going to open (if different from the default one), set unique error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions, set a shared IP address or a dedicated one, plus much more. All subdomains are going to be conveniently listed in alphabetical order under their main domain for quick access and management. By right-clicking on any of them and by using instant access buttons you can see the error logs, visitor statistics or site files for that specific subdomain. We haven't set a limit for the total amount of subdomains which you can create with any one of our plans, so you can have as many as you wish.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
Through our semi-dedicated server plans, you're going to be able to create an unrestricted amount of subdomains for any of the domains which you add as hosted in the account. It's going to take a few clicks to set up a new subdomain and throughout the process you are going to be able to add unique error pages for it, select if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP, change the default folder that it will access or activate FrontPage Extensions. All subdomains you've got in the account will be arranged under their root domain from a to z and you are going to be able to see and handle all of them with ease. By using fast access buttons and right-click menus you will also be able to jump to the website files in the File Manager area or view logs, visitor statistics and other information about any one of your subdomains.