What is a Subdomain Name? and How to create Subdomain Name ? Print

What is Subdomain?

A subdomain is the portion of a URL that comes before the “main” domain name and the domain extension. A subdomain is an addon to your primary domain with its unique content. For example www.abcxyz.com is main domain help.abcxyz.com is Subdomain same way blog.abcxyz.com is another example of Subdomain.

To create a subdomain:

1) Log in to cPanel.
2) Locate the Domains section, then click the Subdomains icon.
3) In the Subdomain field, enter your preferred subdomain name.
4) In the Domain dropdown, select the domain where you wish to associate the subdomain.
5) The Document Root field is automatically populated once you enter your subdomain name. You can edit or change the document root file path if you want.
6) Hit the Create button.
7) Your new subdomain will be displayed on the same page. You can click the Document Root link to go to the subdomain's folder or directory within the File Manager.

How to Delete Subdomain?

1) In the Subdomains section, locate the subdomain you wish to delete.
2) Under the Actions column, click Remove. 
3) Click on the Delete Subdomain button to confirm the deletion.