A subdomain is a website url, that is under a main, or a root domain. An example is something.domain.com, in which domain.com is the main domain address, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Every subdomain can have its own website and records i.e. apart from using the domain name as a part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be entirely independent and also hosted by a different company. Using a subdomain can be quite beneficial if you'd like to have different web sites that are connected in some way. For example, you could have a web-based store under the main domain and a forum under a subdomain in order to provide means for your clients to ask questions and / or share thoughts about your products. The advantage of employing a subdomain as opposed to a subfolder is that the sites are going to be separated, so you're able to update one of them or perform maintenance without affecting the other.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you buy a semi-dedicated server plan, you'll be able to create as many subdomains as you'd like because this feature is unrestricted. For the reason that the hosting plans are quite powerful, we have decided not to put any cap on the amount of subdomains. Our innovative Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to create a new subdomain with no more than a couple of clicks, to select which folder it's going to access within the account, to enable FrontPage Extensions for it, to set up custom error pages, to create a shared or a dedicated IP address if you have one, and more. For your convenience, all subdomains will be listed under their root domain, allowing you to very easily see and manage them. Through quick access links, you will also have the ability to open the site files for each of the subdomains that you have or check out its DNS records.