Sub-domains - cPanel Tutorial Ch. 14
There are many different ways in which users may organize their website. One such method is to categorize the entire site into individuals sections. Let’s say you are currently hosting a website that sells car parts. Your cPanel allows you to make a certain product stand out. For instance, instead of referring to the product from this URL www.joesauto.com/batteries you would use
batteries.joeauto.com The second option is more easily identified as it relates to visitors searching strictly for batteries.
This method of website organization is known as a subdomain. Creating a subdomain is a way to form separate accounts within your primary hosting planned. They are established as separate entities with their very own URL. A subdomain is mostly used for individuals who operate large websites. They enable you to easily manage a substantial amount of files in a separate area of your cPanel. This does not require users to create a new cPanel as subdomains can be maintained from your primary account.
Users looking to understand the aspect of a subdomain should first comprehend the aspect of the typical internet domain name. Each website active on the internet must have a domain name. This includes sites operating on both free and paid web hosting servers. A domain name can only be owned for one website. This means that no other online site can mimic the domain www.google.com Online servers view a domain name as an address of that internet provider.
A subdomain can be looked at as a separate site within another website. They are more than additional pages of your existing site. A subdomain has the power to be a website of it’s own, totally standing out from the main account associated with the primary domain name.
In simple terms a subdomain is just a sub folder found in the public_http area of your web hosting server. They have their own cgi-bin directory. Our example above creates a new folder called “batteries” with a cgi-bin sub folder. All files pertaining to this section may be uploaded directly to that location and managed with simplicity.
Implementing a subdomain into your website is a rather painless task that requires little work. Web hosting servers using a cPanel make this process even easier.
HOW TO CREATE A SUBDOMAIN
Note (users may only successfully create a new subdomain once the DNS number has been properly pointed to an account. This process typically takes 24 to 48 hours)
- From the homepage of cPanel click on the “Subdomains” icon
- Enter the preferred text into the available field for the subdomain. Users will need to conform to the primary domain name when making additions to it
- Click the “add” button. You will now see that a subdomain name has been added to the
public_html folder with a cgi-bin sub folder.
Keep in mind that whenever you create a new subdomain, the folder bearing the same subdomain name will always be stored into the root directory, the most reliable place to store files of the subdomain.
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