A subdomain is a web address, that is under a main, or a root domain. One example is something.domain.com, in which domain.com is the main domain address, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Each and every subdomain can have its own website and records i.e. aside from using the domain name as a part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be entirely independent and even hosted by a separate service provider. Employing a subdomain could be very practical if you'd like to have different sites which are connected in some way. For instance, you could have an on-line store under the main domain and a forum under a subdomain in order to provide means for your customers to ask questions and / or share thoughts regarding your products. The benefit of using a subdomain rather than a subfolder is that the websites will be separated, so you are able to update one of them or perform maintenance not affecting the other.
Subdomains in Shared Web Hosting
When you use shared web hosting plans you will be able to create subdomains with only a few mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel. All of them will be listed in a single place along with the domains hosted in the account and grouped under their own domain in order to make their administration simpler. Regardless of the plan that you select, you are going to be able to create hundreds of subdomains and set their access folder or create custom error pages in the process. You'll have access to lots of functions for any of them with just a mouse click, so from the same section in which you create them you can access their DNS records, files, visitor statistics, etc. In contrast to other companies, we have not restricted the amount of subdomains you can have even if you host just one domain inside the account.