[Answered] subdomain

Currell · March 15th, 2008, 3:10 PM

Sorry for another noob question.

cpanel offers me to put my new directory for the domain in /public_html/{dir name} but doesn't that also mean I can surf to it as a sub directory?

And what would be the problem if I put the sub domain in a folder off of the home Called /Subdomains/{dir name}... now that it isn't a directory under public_html will there be a problem? Can I still password protect the whole subdomain? and have it work? Can I install things like joomla in the subdomain that is password protected? so only people with a password can surf the newly created joomla website?

Ahh, a sunny day here. and not too many of those happen in march. I better get outside... and pretend I am not a noob.

**Kayla** · March 15th, 2008, 4:20 PM

In cPanel when you go to Subdomains, you can easily create them. Then you can go to name.domain.com or domain.com/name.

On the next question, do you mean you want name.domain.com/folder ? If you password protect the folder "name" then as far as I know, you won't be able to access /folder without putting in the password for the entire subdomain. Give it a try and see what happens.. post back here if you need to.

Hope you made it outside!

**twirp** · March 16th, 2008, 12:12 PM

Kayla, I think what they mean is they don't want the sub-domain's files to be hosted in the public_html folder.
I don't think cPanel allows it to be changed.

I don't think you can change where the files are hosted unless you can modify apache's conf files.
If you do, you should still be able to password protect them, but you wouldn't be able to use cPanel.

You can install Joomla or whatever in a password protected area.

**Kayla** · March 16th, 2008, 5:53 PM

twirp - oh I see, I must have read these questions using my sub-brain...

**twirp** · March 17th, 2008, 2:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayla

twirp - oh I see, I must have read these questions using my sub-brain...

Is that like an alternate personality or something?

**MarkRH** · March 17th, 2008, 6:39 PM

I know in cPanel when creating a sub-domain you can specify a folder that is different from the domain's name. You can make blah.domain.com be in folder /public_html/zebra if you want. I haven't tried making one that would go to /public_html/subdomains/blah yet. I just may have to try that..

**Rick** · March 17th, 2008, 7:21 PM

Out of curiosity I gave this a try and I was able to create a subdomain outside of my public_html. To make sure it worked I placed the above image in this subdomain.

So for the original poster, it looks like this will work. However, I don't know if there are any other implications.

**twirp** · March 18th, 2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Out of curiosity I gave this a try and I was able to create a subdomain outside of my public_html. To make sure it worked I placed the above image in this subdomain.

So for the original poster, it looks like this will work. However, I don't know if there are any other implications.

Hmmm...
I guess that's new in cPanel 11, it wasn't there in the past.

That's pretty cool.

**Rick** · March 18th, 2008, 2:40 PM

It looks like you can also do this with an addon domain, though I don't have one to test it with. But the capability is there in cPanel. I need to keep this in mind because in the past I believe I've advised people that their addon/sub domains can be browsed to from their primary domain. Now it looks like that's not necessarily true.

March 15th, 2008, 3:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Currell Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2008 5 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	[Answered] subdomain Sorry for another noob question. cpanel offers me to put my new directory for the domain in /public_html/{dir name} but doesn't that also mean I can surf to it as a sub directory? And what would be the problem if I put the sub domain in a folder off of the home Called /Subdomains/{dir name}... now that it isn't a directory under public_html will there be a problem? Can I still password protect the whole subdomain? and have it work? Can I install things like joomla in the subdomain that is password protected? so only people with a password can surf the newly created joomla website? Ahh, a sunny day here. and not too many of those happen in march. I better get outside... and pretend I am not a noob.

March 15th, 2008, 4:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kayla Searcher Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 24,702 posts Gave thanks: 943 Thanked 806 times	In cPanel when you go to Subdomains, you can easily create them. Then you can go to name.domain.com or domain.com/name. On the next question, do you mean you want name.domain.com/folder ? If you password protect the folder "name" then as far as I know, you won't be able to access /folder without putting in the password for the entire subdomain. Give it a try and see what happens.. post back here if you need to. Hope you made it outside! __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook Check out interesting finds on the Surpass Blog .... it's coming.

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twirp DemonicAngel Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in Wherever The World Takes Me Hosted on Pass76 1,829 posts Gave thanks: 26 Thanked 35 times	Kayla, I think what they mean is they don't want the sub-domain's files to be hosted in the public_html folder. I don't think cPanel allows it to be changed. I don't think you can change where the files are hosted unless you can modify apache's conf files. If you do, you should still be able to password protect them, but you wouldn't be able to use cPanel. You can install Joomla or whatever in a password protected area. __________________ You wear Vans so high school kids will think that you can skate. He wears Vans because he can skate. TwiRp wears Vans because they were on sale. Pass76 wants Vans.

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MarkRH Race Surpass Super #1 Joined in Jul 2006 Lives in Oklahoma City, OK Hosted on sh102 1,219 posts Gave thanks: 18 Thanked 86 times	I know in cPanel when creating a sub-domain you can specify a folder that is different from the domain's name. You can make blah.domain.com be in folder /public_html/zebra if you want. I haven't tried making one that would go to /public_html/subdomains/blah yet. I just may have to try that.. __________________ SH102 : Mark Headrick - Blog - Gallery Pelicar \| Company of Valor \| Mysstie Wolfestar

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Rick Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Sep 2004 Hosted on Pass42 277 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 50 times	Out of curiosity I gave this a try and I was able to create a subdomain outside of my public_html. To make sure it worked I placed the above image in this subdomain. So for the original poster, it looks like this will work. However, I don't know if there are any other implications. __________________

March 18th, 2008, 2:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rick Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Sep 2004 Hosted on Pass42 277 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 50 times	It looks like you can also do this with an addon domain, though I don't have one to test it with. But the capability is there in cPanel. I need to keep this in mind because in the past I believe I've advised people that their addon/sub domains can be browsed to from their primary domain. Now it looks like that's not necessarily true. __________________

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