Hi everyone,
I was curious, can anyone explain to me what exactly a subdomain is? I did some research on it, and here's what I have so far:
1. A subdomain is a specific section of a web site, accessed like: subdomain.domain.com
2. A subdomain is served out of a folder in your web root.
3. A subdomain can make users' browsing faster.
4. A subdomain causes that particular area of your site to be indexed better by search engines.
Now, I'm not fully sure if all this is right, but this is how I understand it at the moment.
So... it seems to me, based on this, that you should be able to make a subdomain by creating any old folder in your web root, and then you can access it like: myFolder.mySite.com. Apparently, however, this isn't the case. This makes me very confused.
Then, what exactly is it about subdomains that makes them so special, and able to behave the way they do? I'm not planning on making any, because x10hosting limits us to 3, but I'm just curious, for my own reference, how exactly do subdomains work? Can anyone explain this to me, please?
Thanks,
Lydia
I was curious, can anyone explain to me what exactly a subdomain is? I did some research on it, and here's what I have so far:
1. A subdomain is a specific section of a web site, accessed like: subdomain.domain.com
2. A subdomain is served out of a folder in your web root.
3. A subdomain can make users' browsing faster.
4. A subdomain causes that particular area of your site to be indexed better by search engines.
Now, I'm not fully sure if all this is right, but this is how I understand it at the moment.
So... it seems to me, based on this, that you should be able to make a subdomain by creating any old folder in your web root, and then you can access it like: myFolder.mySite.com. Apparently, however, this isn't the case. This makes me very confused.
Then, what exactly is it about subdomains that makes them so special, and able to behave the way they do? I'm not planning on making any, because x10hosting limits us to 3, but I'm just curious, for my own reference, how exactly do subdomains work? Can anyone explain this to me, please?
Thanks,
Lydia
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