A subdomain is a part of a web address that is under the main domain, for instance name.example.com. Technically, even in www.example.com the "www" element is a subdomain since the fully qualified domain name is only "example.com". Each subdomain could have its own web site and records and can even be hosted through a different company if you need to use a feature that is not provided by your current provider. A good example for using a subdomain is if you have a company website along with an online store under a subdomain where clients can purchase your products. You can also have a forum in which they can comment on the products and by using subdomains as an alternative to subfolders you will avoid any probability of all websites going down when 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 Hosting
With our hosting packages you are going to be able to create subdomains with just a couple of clicks in your web hosting CP. All of them will be listed in one place along with the domains hosted in the account and grouped under their own domain so as to make their management much easier. No matter the plan that you pick, you're going to be able to create numerous subdomains and set their access folder or set up custom error pages in the process. Additionally, you'll have access to lots of functions for any of them with only a mouse click, so from the same section where you create them you can access their DNS records, files, visitor statistics, etc. Unlike other providers, we have not restricted the number of subdomains that you can have even if you host just one domain name in the account.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Hosting
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 couple of clicks to set up a new subdomain and during the process you'll be able to add custom error pages for it, decide if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP address, change the default folder that it's going to access or activate FrontPage Extensions. All subdomains you've got within the account will be grouped under their root domain from a to z and you will be able to see and handle all of 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 view logs, visitor stats and other info about any of your subdomains.