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Overview

This interface allows you to create and manage subdomains for your cPanel account. A subdomain is a subsection of your website that exists as a subdirectory in your public_html (Document Root) directory. Subdomains use a prefix in conjunction with the domain name. For example, if the registered domain name is example.com, the subdomain will be prefix.example.com. You can use subdomains to create unique user accounts for “vanity domains.” This is helpful if, for example, you have a blog, or any other type of website that uses a domain specifically titled for a user.

Create a subdomain

To create a subdomain, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the desired prefix in the Subdomaintext box.
2. Select the desired main domain from the menu.
3. Enter the home directory for the subdomain in the Document Roottext box. 
4. Click Create.

To open the subdomain’s main directory with the File Manager, click the link under Document Root that corresponds to the subdomain that you want to view in the File Manager.

Search subdomains

To search through existing domains, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the search criteria into the Searchtext box.
2. Click Go.

Results that match your search criteria populates the list.

Modify a subdomain

Modify the document root for a subdomain

To modify the document root for a subdomain, perform the following steps:

1. Click the notepad icon that corresponds to the subdomain that you want to manage. 
2. Enter the new file path that you want to use as the document root in the available text text box.
3. Click Change.

Enable or disable subdomain redirection

To enable or disable redirection of a subdomain, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Manage Redirectionlink that corresponds to the subdomain that you wish to manage.
2. If you wish to redirect the subdomain, enter the link to which you want to redirect the subdomain in the available text text box.
3. Click Save.
4. To disable the redirect, click Disable Redirection.

Remove a subdomain

To remove an existing subdomain, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Removelink that corresponds to the subdomain that you want to remove. 
2. Click Yesto confirm that you want to remove the subdomain.
3. To keep the subdomain, click No.

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