What is a subdomain?

Subdomains are extensions that we can use with our domain, for example, suppose that our domain is "http://mycompany.com/" and there we host what the public can see from our site, now suppose that we have a web application to manage our site and for it we create a subdomain "http://admin.mycompany.com/" and we host it there. Administrators will then enter that URL to access the administration. Another case of the usefulness of Sub Domains is when a site has different registered users and each one is given the possibility of having their own subdomain so that their visitors can enter their site. EX. The domain is http://site.com and the subdomains are http://user1.site.com, http://user2.site.com and so on.
Technically, when creating a SubDomain with, a folder with the name of the SubDomain will automatically be created, inside the "public_html" folder.
We will host the pages corresponding to the SubDomain there. This folder has its own CGI-BIN directory, however it is not possible to create email accounts with subdomains, nor is there the possibility for each SubDomain to have its own Control Panel.

  • 2 Users Found This Useful
Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

Prestashop update

Update Prestashop To update Prestashop to the new version, the following steps will be carried...

Viruses on the web. Help!!! What are they and how do we eliminate them?

Lately, cases of websites that are infected by viruses or malicious code, without the webmaster...

How can I manage the domain?

For everything related to the administration of your domain, you must use the CPANEL control...

How to publish my website?

To upload the content of your website to the server you can use any FTP client such as FileZilla,...

What is considered SPAM?

Spam is the act of sending unsolicited electronic messages (usually commercial) in massive...