Sub or add-on domain???

asuzda · January 30th, 2005, 6:36 PM

What is the differance betweena sub domain and an add-on domain? I want to buy for example myweb.com and than have tony.myweb.com and stuff.myweb.co, which one is this???

Thanks for whoever can help my with this.

graue · January 30th, 2005, 8:02 PM

If myweb.com is your domain, then tony.myweb.com and stuff.myweb.com would be subdomains. myweb2.com or myweb.net or tonysstuff.com would be an add-on domain.

**Bigjohn** · January 30th, 2005, 10:32 PM

that is correct. BOTH will, however, reside is a FOLDER under the PUBLIC_HTML of the main domain.

John

paulyboy · February 7th, 2005, 12:28 AM

Hi, newbie here. I heard about Surpass from the great and powerful Partsking (hi Steve!)

I was trying to make the distinction myself when I tried to add a domain the other day. What I'm trying to fugure out is:

I have a Shared/Pro account. Say my main domain is hi.com, and I also want to house howareya.com. Using the add-on utility, it allows me to add the domain, but it seems to assign a physical address that is a subdomain of hi.com, howareya.hi.com.

Are add-on domains able to reside independently as their own name? I'd like my addons to not have the appearance of subs of my primary in the address box, otherwise I may need to switch my primary domain as it's for a friend's website.

Obviously, I'm also a novice, so I could be missing something simple in cPanel...

H · February 7th, 2005, 12:53 AM

Well, what happens with an add-on is it does indeed create a subdomain, but when you access howareya.com it will show that, not howareya.hi.com. I can't tell you exactly why a subdomain is created, but it is.

It will work fine independently.

graue · February 7th, 2005, 10:10 AM

The subdomain doesn't need to be the same as the add-on domain.

howareya.com can be jdsfldsncsd.hi.com, and you can simply refrain from telling anyone that jdsfldsncsd.hi.com exists.

This is sort of what I do.

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asuzda Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Jan 2005 1 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Sub or add-on domain??? What is the differance betweena sub domain and an add-on domain? I want to buy for example myweb.com and than have tony.myweb.com and stuff.myweb.co, which one is this??? Thanks for whoever can help my with this.

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graue Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Dec 2004 Lives in Fairfax, VA, USA Hosted on sh57 247 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	If myweb.com is your domain, then tony.myweb.com and stuff.myweb.com would be subdomains. myweb2.com or myweb.net or tonysstuff.com would be an add-on domain. __________________ Ben the Benly Benis: the greatest webcomic in existence. (on sh57)

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Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,387 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	that is correct. BOTH will, however, reside is a FOLDER under the PUBLIC_HTML of the main domain. John __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

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graue Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Dec 2004 Lives in Fairfax, VA, USA Hosted on sh57 247 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	The subdomain doesn't need to be the same as the add-on domain. howareya.com can be jdsfldsncsd.hi.com, and you can simply refrain from telling anyone that jdsfldsncsd.hi.com exists. This is sort of what I do. __________________ Ben the Benly Benis: the greatest webcomic in existence. (on sh57)

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February 7th, 2005, 12:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
paulyboy Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Jan 2005 Lives in Partsking Disciple 3 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Hi, newbie here. I heard about Surpass from the great and powerful Partsking (hi Steve!) I was trying to make the distinction myself when I tried to add a domain the other day. What I'm trying to fugure out is: I have a Shared/Pro account. Say my main domain is hi.com, and I also want to house howareya.com. Using the add-on utility, it allows me to add the domain, but it seems to assign a physical address that is a subdomain of hi.com, howareya.hi.com. Are add-on domains able to reside independently as their own name? I'd like my addons to not have the appearance of subs of my primary in the address box, otherwise I may need to switch my primary domain as it's for a friend's website. Obviously, I'm also a novice, so I could be missing something simple in cPanel...

February 7th, 2005, 12:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,079 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	Well, what happens with an add-on is it does indeed create a subdomain, but when you access howareya.com it will show that, not howareya.hi.com. I can't tell you exactly why a subdomain is created, but it is. It will work fine independently.

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