A subdomain is a website url, that's under a main, or a root domain name. An example is something.domain.com, in which domain.com is the main domain address, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Each subdomain can have its own website and records i.e. apart from employing the domain name as part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be completely independent and even hosted by a different service provider. Employing a subdomain could be very handy if you'd like to have different web sites that are connected in some way. For example, you could have an online store under the main domain along with a forum under a subdomain so as to provide means for your clients to ask questions or share opinions concerning your products. The best thing about 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 Hosting
When you use hosting packages you'll be able to create subdomains with just a few clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. All of them will be listed in one place together with the domain addresses hosted in the account and arranged under their own domain so as to make their administration simpler. No matter the plan that you select, you're going to be able to create numerous subdomains and set their access folder or create custom error pages along the way. Additionally, you'll have access to numerous functions for any of them with only a click, so from the same section in which you create them you can access their DNS records, files, visitor statistics, etc. Unlike other providers, we have not limited the amount of subdomains you can have even if you host only one domain name within the account.