A subdomain is 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 because the fully qualified domain name is only "example.com". Each subdomain could have its own web site and records and can also be hosted using a different provider if you wish to use a specific feature that is not provided by your current provider. One example for using a subdomain is if you have a business site and an online store under a subdomain where customers can buy your products. You can also have a forum where they can discuss the products and by using subdomains as opposed to subfolders you will avoid any chance of all sites going down if you perform maintenance, or update one of the site scripts. Keeping the websites separated is less risky in case of a script security breach.

Subdomains in Cloud Website Hosting

Our cloud website hosting plans will permit you to set up countless subdomains for any domain name hosted in your account without any difficulty. Assuming that the main domain name is added, it takes 2 clicks to set up a subdomain and choose what folder it'll open (if different from the default one), create custom error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions, set a shared IP address or a dedicated one, and much more. All subdomains will 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 quick access buttons you can see the error logs, visitor statistics or website files for that particular subdomain. We have not set a limit for the total amount of subdomains which you can create with any of our plans, so you can have as many as you want.

Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers

With our semi-dedicated server plans, you are going to be able to create an unrestricted number of subdomains for any one of the domains that you add as hosted in the account. It requires a few mouse clicks to create a new subdomain and in the process you're going to be able to to add unique error pages for it, choose if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP, change the default folder that it will access or activate FrontPage Extensions. All subdomains that you have in the account will be grouped under their root domain from a to z and you'll be able to see and handle them without difficulty. Via quick access buttons and right-click menus you'll also be able to jump to the website files inside the File Manager section or check logs, visitor stats and other information about any one of your subdomains.