A subdomain is part of a web address which is under the main domain, for example name.example.com. From a technical perspective, even in www.example.com the "www" element is a subdomain because the fully qualified domain name is only "example.com". Each subdomain can have its own website and records and can also be hosted using a different provider if you need to use a feature that isn't provided by your current provider. One example for using a subdomain is if you have a business website and an online store under a subdomain where customers can acquire your products. You can also have a forum where they can comment on the products and by using subdomains as an alternative to subfolders you'll avoid any probability of all sites going down when you perform maintenance, or update one of the site scripts. Keeping the websites separated is more secure in case there is a script security breach.
Subdomains in Web Hosting
If you buy a web hosting package from our company, you are going to be able to create subdomains with ease using your Hepsia hosting CP. We've decided not to restrict their amount, so in case you host only one domain in the account, you're going to be able to create as many subdomains as you would like and have a different website for every one. During the creation of a subdomain, you are able to pick the folder within the account that it's going to open, set up customized error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions and error logs, select a server shared IP address or a dedicated one if you have such, plus much more. All hosted domain addresses and the subdomains you create for them are going to be conveniently listed in alphabetical order in one location and you will be able to gain access to a lot of functions for each one of them through right-click context menus - records, files, etc.
Subdomains in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan, you are going to be able to create as many subdomains as you wish simply because this feature is unlimited. For the reason that the web hosting packages are very powerful, we have decided not to put any cap on the amount of subdomains. Our innovative Hepsia Control Panel will enable you to create a new subdomain with no more than a couple of clicks, to choose which folder it's going to access inside the account, to enable FrontPage Extensions for it, to set up custom error pages, to set a shared or a dedicated IP address if you have one, and many more. To make it easier for you, all the subdomains will be listed under their root domain, allowing you to very easily see and manage them. Through instant access links, you'll be able to open the website files for any of the subdomains that you have or see its DNS records.