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How to create subdomains in cPanel

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:26:07 +0000

A subdomain is an nice way to make a sub-section of your website stand out. For example, if your domain is “garbleygook.com”, and you want the “store” to be noticeable, you could create a subdomain called “store.garbleygook.com”. Creating subdomains in cPanel is much quicker and easier than trying to do it manually with Apache configuration files. Just follow these simple steps:

1. Login to your cPanel on your web server.
2. Scroll down to the “Domains” section.
3. Click “Subdomains”
4. Where it says “Subdomain”, enter the prefix you want before your domain name (i.e. “store”).
5. In the drop-down menu next to it, select your domain (i.e. garbleygook.com).
6. By default, cPanel will place the document root for the new subdomain under the document root for your default domain. If you want it called something else or stored somewhere else, modify that box, but be careful not to mix files unintentionally.
7. Click “Create”.

Once you have created your subdomain, you can modify the settings any time in the “Modify a Subdomain section”, simply by clicking on the document root path of the one you want to edit. It will take you to the file manager for that subdomain. Clicking “Manage redirection” will cause the subdomain to redirect to the URL of your choice.

What is a subdomain?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:48:34 +0000

Question: What is a subdomain and why should I use one?

Answer: A subdomain is simply a word used as a prefix before a domain name. For example, if the domain is domain.com, a subdomain could be sub.domain.com. Typically, a subdomain would serve as an alternative to domain.com/sub, although if the user’s control panel permits, it could represent an entirely different user account.

There is really no particular reason why you should definitely use a subdomain. It is mostly a matter of preference; however, it might be useful to you if you have other users on your hosting account who need their own web space. Having their prefix before the domain helps give the appearance that they have their own website.

Subdomains are typically configured through DNS records and/or Apache rewrite scripts. Assuming your control panel handles their creation, you will never have to worry about either.

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The caveats of free blog hosting

sfilippi — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:51:58 +0000

Blogs are all the rage these days. It seems like everyone and their dog has one. Not able to justify the expense of web hosting, many new bloggers have turned to free hosts specially designed for blogs only. While it’s a good way for some to save money, there are a number of reasons why a serious blogger should never host on a free service.

1. No domains allowed
No matter how well-read your site is, you will always be stuck on a subdomain. Most free blog hosts do not allow domain names. This is not only an inconvenience, but means all backlinks will point to the subdomain given to you by your provider. For instance, if Nancy wanted to move to a paid host and register nancysblog.com, she would find that she lost all the links and visitors to her freely hosted site, nancytoday.freebloghost.com.

2. No ads allowed
Check the requirements of your free provider. Some large notable hosts do allow users to display their own advertisements, but many place restrictions on the type of ads and how many you can place on your blog.

3. You could be a billboard for someone else’s ad
Even worse, some free blog hosts will make you display their ads on your page in order to pay for the service.

4. Freely hosted blogs aren’t professional.
If you are serious about blogging, then shelling out a few pounds each month for a real web host shouldn’t be a big deal.

5. Overcome limitations
A paid web host will give you more privileges and features, such as greater control over themes, layout customization, plug-ins, and general site administration. Most free services severely limit what their users can do for security reasons.

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