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FAQs about SubDomain
These tutorial are basically designed for Beginners which is all about FAQ’S about SubDomain.
What is a Subdomain ?
Subdomain is essentially an extension to your domain URL. it’s a prefix followed by a dot (.) to the most domain.
An example of a subdomain would be, our primary domain is ownwebservers.com, its subdomain would be blog.ownwebservers.com, support.ownwebservers.com etc. Users can create any range of sub domains wherein there isn’t any requirement of an approval from an Internet authority.
How to create a sub domain ?
No matter what package you’ve got, could it be a Cloud Hosting or any other affordable web hosting plan that has cPanel control panel. You must login to the control panel >> then go to “Subdomains” >> Enter the intended name that you would like to be called as a sub-domain >> Click “Add”
For eg. : Incase we have to add a subdomain ‘affiliates’ to our primary domain ‘ownwebservers.com’, we’ll need to enter ‘affiliates’ within the needed box, choose for the domain ‘ownwebservers.com’ and hit “Add”.
How to set direct to a subdomain ?
You must go to “Subdomains”, choose for the specified subdomain that you indent to redirect, hit the “Setup Redirection” button available against it, enter the URL where you would like the subdomain to be redirected, then simply hit the “Save” button. Incase you intend to have a file name redirection, it’s vital to use ‘/’ (forward slash) at the end of the destination URL.
Example : http://wwwownwebservers.com/ ).
How to revert a redirection set to a sub-domain ?
You have to, Go to “Subdomains” in your cPanel, then choose the subdomain which you want to revert, then simply hit the “Remove Redirection” option which will be seen against it.
How to remove a subdomain ?
Go to Subdomains in cPanel >> Choose the subdomain >> click on Delete button.
How to allow FTP access to a subdomain ?
In the cPanel, go to FTP Manager >> FTP Accounts >> Add Account >> add FTP details
- You must use the same name as that of the sub-domain.
- Enter the intended password
- Add the same name for the directory that was used for creation of the sub domain.
- Hit the Create tab
For eg. : If we are supposed to offer an FTP access to affiliates.ownwebservers.com, we will have to add ‘affiliates’ in the login and directory fields.
Subdomain isn’t accessible using www. as a prefix, why so ?
As a default feature, whenever you create a subdomain in cPanel, it ought to be accessible using www or with not it. Unless of course, if your designers/developers have made any changes to the configuration file of the domain.
A subdomain has been created, however it doesn’t show up instantly, what do I do ?
It primarily depends on your main domain. If your main domain is functioning fine, the newly created subdomain too would be accessible instantly.
If you would like any help concerning the subdomains, please contact our Technical Support department.